The injunction to measure aversion strength by effect on behavior is one I think I will find particularly useful—in particular because I already consider myself good at dealing with strong feeling aversions. If an aversion feels strong, it tends to make me question myself rather pointedly about why I feel that way, whereas those that feel only like a mild preference or a case of ‘have better things to do’ have not, in the past, set off those alarm bells. I quite enjoyed this post.
The injunction to measure aversion strength by effect on behavior is one I think I will find particularly useful—in particular because I already consider myself good at dealing with strong feeling aversions. If an aversion feels strong, it tends to make me question myself rather pointedly about why I feel that way, whereas those that feel only like a mild preference or a case of ‘have better things to do’ have not, in the past, set off those alarm bells. I quite enjoyed this post.