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Comment author: calcsam 30 May 2011 05:15:49PM *  2 points [-]

Around twenty percent. But the same percentage applies to pretty much everything I do.

To some degree, the particular 'persuasive and motivational techniques' are separate from the religion. But some of the basic, driving ideas behind these techniques -- self-examination, consistency in good habits, are pretty central to the religion.