Comments by 1gn1t0r - Less Wrong

In response to Working hurts less than procrastinating, we fear the twinge of starting

Comment author: LeBleu 02 January 2011 04:28:52PM 1 point [-]

Good article, I'll have to see if reminding myself of this helps at work tomorrow.

Success and happiness cause you to regain willpower;

This is dangerously incorrect - studies show willpower is only an expendable resource for people who believe it to be. People who don't think willpower is expendable have longer lasting willpower.

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In response to comment by LeBleu on Working hurts less than procrastinating, we fear the twinge of starting

Comment author: 1gn1t0r 02 September 2012 07:23:55PM 0 points [-]

Indeed willpower is not a expendable resource. Neither success and hapiness nor resting will regain willpower (unless you believe it to be so). Need a study break to refresh? Maybe not, say Stanford researchers

The link to the paper is in the article

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In response to On Expressing Your Concerns

Comment author: 1gn1t0r 10 August 2012 07:59:26AM 6 points [-]

The thought always occurred to me that The Emperor's New Clothes represent a religious allegory.

I remember as a child I always thought other people could hear and see and communicate with God and that I was the only one which could not. Hence I would always pretend to be able to see the clothes of the Emperor.

Indeed, if there are no dissenters then you don't want to be the first.