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DeVliegendeHollander comments on Group rationality diary, May 5th - 23rd - Less Wrong Discussion

7 Post author: philh 04 May 2015 11:59PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 11 May 2015 12:26:19PM 2 points [-]

is pretty harmless most of the time

Except for the motivation-sapping "aargh fsck everything about this" part that makes people never go to the gym a month after their New Years Eve promise :) Better to stay inside the comfort zone until you are fully committed / made it into a habit so unlikely to chicken out and then gradually expand it.