torekp comments on My Algorithm for Beating Procrastination - LessWrong

81 Post author: lukeprog 10 February 2012 02:48AM

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Comment author: torekp 11 February 2012 09:17:21PM 1 point [-]

Seconded. The text describing the method just assumes that one should respond to low Value or low Expectancy by fighting to raise these. But around half the time (in my experience), it's the "devil" on your shoulder whispering how pointless the task is, who actually has the right idea.

In Luke's examples, sometimes a low Value or low Expectancy judgment is accepted. It looks like Luke listens to the "devil" about as often as I do. Good - now modify the description of the method accordingly.