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AnnaSalamon comments on Decision Fatigue, Rationality, and Akrasia. - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Morendil 19 September 2011 03:45:23PM 27 points [-]

there seems to be a high prevalence of akrasia in the lesswrong community.

There were plans to check this but people never got around to it.

Comment author: AnnaSalamon 19 September 2011 10:13:34PM *  7 points [-]

I just made a short poll here, to better estimate both how often LW-ers have akrasia, and what it correlates with (e.g., decision fatigue); please take it if you have a few minutes.

Edited to add: poll results now here.

Comment author: rhollerith_dot_com 19 September 2011 11:54:15PM *  1 point [-]

For one of the questions, it will tend to help to know that Less Wrong began about 30 months ago.

Comment author: rysade 19 September 2011 11:50:25PM *  1 point [-]

I'm interested in analyzing a Google spreadsheet like this one is linked to. I use a form like this for a daily self-survey. Are there any tricks you know of to analyze the data on these things bit more effectively than just reading through them? The charts feature on Google Docs seems a little weak.

BTW, filled out the survey. It's nice but the last 'blank field' type question is a duplicate.

Comment author: AnnaSalamon 20 September 2011 05:00:22PM 1 point [-]

I'll just be importing the data into Matlab, which has nice data analysis tools.

Comment author: curiousepic 20 September 2011 02:23:58PM *  0 points [-]

This is a great question. A quick guide (or link to one) on how to do easy journaling/analysis using Google Docs or similar simple tools would be great. I just started a food/biojournal myself. There's probably one or more out there in the self-analysis literature, but I haven't seen it much discussed here.

Comment author: AnnaSalamon 21 September 2011 08:20:25AM *  0 points [-]

I have the data from the LW-ers, and have done most of the analysis, but it would aid interpretation to have a "control group".

Just posted to Reddit; should have data with control group analysis writtten up in a couple days, if Redditors in fact fill it out.

Comment author: katydee 05 October 2011 05:40:39PM 0 points [-]

Any update on this?

Comment author: ciphergoth 20 September 2011 11:37:56AM 0 points [-]

Argh, pressed "return" in one of the form boxes and accidentally submitted the form early.

Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 20 September 2011 12:18:07AM 0 points [-]

If I am currently a U.K. undergraduate, what was my college G.P.A.?

Comment author: AnnaSalamon 20 September 2011 12:40:19AM 0 points [-]

Good question; please leave questions blank if they don't apply to you, such as that one.

Comment author: pedanterrific 20 September 2011 12:43:32AM *  0 points [-]

Oh, ok. (For some reason I thought the answer to that question involved time travel.)

Also, "What's your present income, in dollars per year?" is repeated twice, once with the GPA subheading.

Comment author: AnnaSalamon 20 September 2011 02:15:42AM 0 points [-]

Thanks; fixed.

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