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I agree. But y'know, it's odd that the three people most affected by the prophecy had their major life outcomes determined by Dumbledore's machinations. That's a coincidence that needs explaining, I think.

Another implication just hit me: it could make Sirius his accomplice, not Voldemort's. Odd that he didn't get a trial while Dumbledore was Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, come to think of it. Huh.

So, should I start consuming butter half-sticks?

Also, the LW chat room sounds like a great idea.

Could just hijack #lesswrong. Not usually anything important going on.

Looks like DC has one (TEDxDupontCircle). I think I will go.

Also, the LW chat room sounds like a great idea.

It's easy for me to get distracted and switch from productive work to just browsing LW or whatever. So I decided that every time I switch to a new activity, whether work-related or not, I will document it: time the last activity stopped, the details of what its status was at the time of suspension, whether the original goal was achieved or not, and any notes relevant for future resumption of it. Also record what the next activity is, it what stage it is at, what the intended goal is, and optionally anything else pertinent. ONLY THEN switch to the new activity. I set no restrictions on what the new activity can be, none whatsoever, just made sure I document every switch. It only takes a couple of minutes at most (I wrote a quick-and-dirty google docs spreadsheet to simplify entering the notes).

So far I have noticed a couple of benefits: I rarely switch to an unproductive or frivolous task, partly because of the hassle of having to document it in advance, and partly because writing down something like "gonna browse some LW forums, cuz I don't want to debug this code anymore" is plain embarrassing. Additionally, I ended up having a reasonably well documented diary, which is helpful when resuming a suspended task some time later.

In retrospect, it's raising the switching threshold that seems to provide the benefit. Apparently also works for dieting. Having to write down what you are going to consume and why, before you ever open the fridge, may reduce spontaneous munching for some.

The part I like is that I put no restrictions, so there is no guilt after due to breaking them. As long as everything is written down, including the motives and the outcomes.

inspired by this post: http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/9t2/what_are_you_working_on_february_2012/5u5g

I recently started tracking any time I interrupt my work. What I do is write down in my e-journal what time I stopped working (dog needs to be walked, check reddit, bathroom break, etc.) and what time I resumed work. I also write next to each stop time the cumulative time I've been working (on that day). It's really helpful to see how much time of pure solid work you've done and has helped me work for longer.

Quick question, what website do you use for your journal?

It's easy for me to get distracted and switch from productive work to just browsing LW or whatever. So I decided that every time I switch to a new activity, whether work-related or not, I will document it: time the last activity stopped, the details of what its status was at the time of suspension, whether the original goal was achieved or not, and any notes relevant for future resumption of it. Also record what the next activity is, it what stage it is at, what the intended goal is, and optionally anything else pertinent. ONLY THEN switch to the new activity. I set no restrictions on what the new activity can be, none whatsoever, just made sure I document every switch. It only takes a couple of minutes at most (I wrote a quick-and-dirty google docs spreadsheet to simplify entering the notes).

So far I have noticed a couple of benefits: I rarely switch to an unproductive or frivolous task, partly because of the hassle of having to document it in advance, and partly because writing down something like "gonna browse some LW forums, cuz I don't want to debug this code anymore" is plain embarrassing. Additionally, I ended up having a reasonably well documented diary, which is helpful when resuming a suspended task some time later.

In retrospect, it's raising the switching threshold that seems to provide the benefit. Apparently also works for dieting. Having to write down what you are going to consume and why, before you ever open the fridge, may reduce spontaneous munching for some.

The part I like is that I put no restrictions, so there is no guilt after due to breaking them. As long as everything is written down, including the motives and the outcomes.

Sure

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