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DeVliegendeHollander comments on Seeking advice: Writing skills and workspaces - Less Wrong Discussion

3 Post author: DataPacRat 13 June 2015 07:42PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 17 June 2015 10:20:28AM 1 point [-]

Never underestimate the power of precommitment.

Does this qualify as one? You could weasel out of the decision and find excuses, IMHO precommitment means putting yourself in a situation where you suffer an unavoidable cost if you don't do what you decided to.