I am very wary of pre-commitment of this sort, it sounds like a huge temptation to play Bruce. (Woe is me, akrasia is my downfall, I told you all I’d invent Quantum gravity in a month and I never even cracked open a physics textbook...)
Also, it’s a crutch even if it works. Burning your boats should be reserved for big problems. You shouldn’t get used to coercing yourself into every fiddling little improvement!
Surely not pre-committing will offset that fear to exactly the extent that it gives people permission not to post if they failed, which is something else you’re keen to avoid?
I’m not thinking of it as a way to fight backsliding, but as a way to gather better data.
No, not really, at least that wasn’t my intention—the deadline should be absolute.
Hmm, how about: if your mind is unclouded with any attempt at self-coercion, you ought to announce in public for the sake of a more reliable strategy->win analysis.
I am very wary of pre-commitment of this sort, it sounds like a huge temptation to play Bruce. (Woe is me, akrasia is my downfall, I told you all I’d invent Quantum gravity in a month and I never even cracked open a physics textbook...)
Also, it’s a crutch even if it works. Burning your boats should be reserved for big problems. You shouldn’t get used to coercing yourself into every fiddling little improvement!
Surely not pre-committing will offset that fear to exactly the extent that it gives people permission not to post if they failed, which is something else you’re keen to avoid?
I’m not thinking of it as a way to fight backsliding, but as a way to gather better data.
No, not really, at least that wasn’t my intention—the deadline should be absolute.
Hmm, how about: if your mind is unclouded with any attempt at self-coercion, you ought to announce in public for the sake of a more reliable strategy->win analysis.