I assume this is a mistake because there is evidence that flossing is beneficial.
But this isn’t a convincing argument at all:
Knowing that your future self will feel this way you should feel this way now.
I feel pretty confident that if I decided to take heroin, my hypothetical future self would feel that not being on heroin is “gross.” But knowing this does not convince me to take heroin.
Well sure, but I still find your statement unconvincing as a reason I should feel that way. Once I conclude that I should want to floss (presumably because of the evidence it is beneficial), then that statement is a helpful way to install the habit. But it’s not a reason that I should feel that way in and of itself.
No problem. My core assumption is that your reasons for feeling gross are well founded on evidence. This is probably only true in a very limited domain.
I assume this is a mistake because there is evidence that flossing is beneficial.
But this isn’t a convincing argument at all:
I feel pretty confident that if I decided to take heroin, my hypothetical future self would feel that not being on heroin is “gross.” But knowing this does not convince me to take heroin.
That doesn’t seem likely. “Terrifying” or “unthinkable” are likely. “Gross” is not. If your hypothetical future self felt that it would just be weird.
Hence the quotes.
Yeah but you should want to want to floss. You don’t want to want to do heroin.
Well sure, but I still find your statement unconvincing as a reason I should feel that way. Once I conclude that I should want to floss (presumably because of the evidence it is beneficial), then that statement is a helpful way to install the habit. But it’s not a reason that I should feel that way in and of itself.
Maybe I’m just being too pedantic. Sorry.
No problem. My core assumption is that your reasons for feeling gross are well founded on evidence. This is probably only true in a very limited domain.