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GuySrinivasan comments on Willpower and diet: advice? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: GuySrinivasan 21 September 2011 08:33:29PM 2 points [-]

Calibrate your time-discounting.

What do you mean by this, and what tasks can I perform to achieve that result? Can you give me an example? It looks like a black box labeled 'woot!' to me right now.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 23 September 2011 10:17:51PM 0 points [-]

I don't know how to calibrate your time-discounting. But if you could change it, that would have an effect.

We've previously had discussion over whether it makes sense to want to change your time-discounting. It's similar to saying "I want to like wine" if you don't like wine.