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a model of humans that i’m increasingly giving weight to is that the propagation of tasteful self deception is a prerequisite to everything that’s good in the world
good essay on self deception as a prerequisite to productivity, making friends, romantic relationships, etc http://mindingourway.com/stop-trying-to-try-and-try/
this has wonderfully sinister implications for Tyler’s classic advice on ambition https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2018/10/high-return-activity-raising-others-aspirations.html
tricking yourself into doing 100 reps by mistake
I’ve been thinking about the structure of intentions/goal-setting recently and I’m realising...maybe all the literature on that topic is wrong, maybe you need less ‘intentional’ structure and more structures that ‘trick’ you into doing 100 reps (h/t @visakanv)
transforming from:
how can I become a great writer? -> how can I trick myself into doing great writing?
how can I build a company that does X? -> how can I trick myself into doing the work to build that company?
I want better friendships -> How can I trick myself to do that?
how can I become a great writer? -> how can I trick myself into doing great writing?
how can I build a company that does X? -> how can I trick myself into doing the work to build that company?
I want better friendships -> How can I trick myself to do that?
