Great post. I remember being very struck by the idea of the rider and the elephant when I read Jonathan Haidt’s Happiness Hypothesis.
I think its a useful framework to think about procrastination and akrasia as well, something that you’ve written about in the past. I often think about my fears and desires as a disobedient elephant than I have to constantly look after.
Great post. I remember being very struck by the idea of the rider and the elephant when I read Jonathan Haidt’s Happiness Hypothesis.
I think its a useful framework to think about procrastination and akrasia as well, something that you’ve written about in the past. I often think about my fears and desires as a disobedient elephant than I have to constantly look after.