thespymachine comments on Thoughts on designing policies for oneself - LessWrong

74 Post author: John_Maxwell_IV 28 November 2012 01:27AM

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Comment author: thespymachine 01 August 2014 10:33:05PM 0 points [-]

Just read this yesterday (July 31st 2014), and let it sink in before I commented.

In the past I've attempted to do self-improvement checklists (like this, but better organized), and haven't gone further than 2 weeks with them. With this post I think I have much improvement to make on my list design (and designing policies in general).

Question: what are good rewards/punishments that could be implemented in not finishing a set goal?

Comment author: Regex 17 December 2015 12:09:41AM 2 points [-]

I would actually recommend not setting any rewards or punishments due to the overjustification effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overjustification_effect By adding an external reward you will feel less intrinsically motivated.