Xachariah comments on Consistently Inconsistent - LessWrong

60 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 04 August 2011 10:33PM

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Comment author: Xachariah 05 August 2011 07:55:50AM 9 points [-]

It is a common action for people who overeat or have special dietary restrictions.

My grandfather had to eat right for his heart condition, but he couldn't trust himself while half asleep. Just using willpower wasn't enough, since he couldn't think to exercise willpower in that state. The solution was to lock up the fridge and pantry at night, and make getting his copy of the key difficult enough to wake himself up fully. If one was more cynical, it also meant he couldn't just stay up and cheat, then blame 'sleep-eating' either.

Regardless, it got results and in the end that's what matters.

Comment author: jhuffman 05 August 2011 05:51:09PM *  2 points [-]

I had never heard of people getting up and eating while they are half asleep.

Comment author: Michelle_Z 23 August 2011 10:44:11PM 0 points [-]

Suddenly I realize why when I decide the night before to wake up at 6:30am to do something, I shut the alarm off at 6:30 and go back to sleep, instead.