Pain
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Belief that pain is the unit of effort Source: alkjash on LessWrong
Belief that pain is the unit of effort Source: alkjash on LessWrong With this belief, the injunction “actually try” means “put yourself in as much pain as you can handle.” Similarly, “she’s trying her best” translates to “she’s really hurting right now.” People with this belief optimize for the appearance of suffering. Wait until you meet someone for whom telling them about opportunities actively hurts them, because you’ve just created another knife they feel pressured to cut themselves with. Antidotes If it hurts, you’re probably doing it wrong. That’s just bad form. So much of this…
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