Personally, I’ve had most success with applying PJ Eby’s ‘Multiple Self’ philosophy. I still haven’t been using it long enough to rule out the placebo effect with confidence, but so far I’m rating it between +4 and +6: I’ve gotten considerably better at motivating myself to do the things I should be doing.
Unfortunately, the technique I’m actually employing is broader than the one I describe in that comment, as I’ve been picking up lots of different tidbits from Eby’s different writings and applying them. Stumbling on Success is another article of his that I credit as very important in helping me, as are some of the writings of his that you can get by signing up on his e-mail list. I can’t provide a comprehensive list here, as there’s too much of it and I don’t have the time to review what thoughts came from where. Eby’s gotten some bad flak here, but his techniques and philosophies really do seem startlingly powerful.
I’ve also noticed that adopting the “multiple self” mindset has made it easier for me to apply anti-akrasia techniques from entirely other sources, such as making a to-do list with the least time-consuming things as the first ones and then just working your way through it.
Personally, I’ve had most success with applying PJ Eby’s ‘Multiple Self’ philosophy. I still haven’t been using it long enough to rule out the placebo effect with confidence, but so far I’m rating it between +4 and +6: I’ve gotten considerably better at motivating myself to do the things I should be doing.
Unfortunately, the technique I’m actually employing is broader than the one I describe in that comment, as I’ve been picking up lots of different tidbits from Eby’s different writings and applying them. Stumbling on Success is another article of his that I credit as very important in helping me, as are some of the writings of his that you can get by signing up on his e-mail list. I can’t provide a comprehensive list here, as there’s too much of it and I don’t have the time to review what thoughts came from where. Eby’s gotten some bad flak here, but his techniques and philosophies really do seem startlingly powerful.
I’ve also noticed that adopting the “multiple self” mindset has made it easier for me to apply anti-akrasia techniques from entirely other sources, such as making a to-do list with the least time-consuming things as the first ones and then just working your way through it.