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Lumifer comments on Open thread, Jul. 25 - Jul. 31, 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 28 July 2016 08:09:16PM 1 point [-]

"Requires non-mental effort" does NOT imply that no mental effort is required.

The quip points out that nerds (and most local rationalists are nerds) are perfectly fine with spending a lot of mental energy on things of interest, but are generally loath to engage in intense exercise and/or tolerate physical discomfort and pain.