Pain is not the unit of Effort
Pain is often treated as a measure of effort. "No pain, no gain". But this attitude can be toxic and counterproductive. alkjash argues that if someth…
x Pain is not the unit of Effort — LessWrong Best of LessWrong 2020 Well-being Happiness Heroic Responsibility Suffering Fallacies Willpower Practical Rationality Curated 610 Pain is not the unit of Effort by alkjash 24th Nov 2020 Linkpost for radimentary.wordpress.com 6 min read 94 610 (Content warning: self-harm, parts of this post may be actively counterproductive for readers with certain mental illnesses or idiosyncrasies.) What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. ~ Kelly Clarkson. No pain, no gain. ~ Exercise motto. The more bitterness you swallow, the higher you'll go. ~ Chinese proverb
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