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Elo comments on Open Thread, May 4 - May 10, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 04 May 2015 03:42:42PM 0 points [-]

I don't think speeding up processes is always bad. It's just not always an appropriate emotional response to the problem one faces.

Speeding up the typing of password makes sense when you know them well enough to make no errors.

It's often problematic when an uncomfortable emotion causes one to rush and one tries to rush to escape the uncomfortable emotion.

When it comes to task such as putting on clothing it's also useful to do them a few times in slow motion to allow the body do find better ways of doing them.

Comment author: Elo 06 May 2015 10:56:11PM 0 points [-]

(I get my password wrong when I try to type it too fast, conversely I have made one spelling error when writing this sentence, I have probably typed this particular password upwards of 1000 times)