One akrasia technique that’s helped me a lot is to learn what the kinesthetic sensation of aversion feels like to me. By noticing when I’m averse, it makes it easier to notice that I should actually think about what’s happening.
Normally the thinking makes the aversion go away. Especially if I try to evaluate the question “If I were going to tell someone else how to do X, what would I tell them to do?”.
It seems like these techniques work on the similar principle of noticing when you’re feeling a particular emotion, so that you can actually act based on it.
Actually, perhaps one could combine those two: make an “X” in the air with your index finger whenever you’re feeling averse to doing something that you know you should do.
Interesting.
One akrasia technique that’s helped me a lot is to learn what the kinesthetic sensation of aversion feels like to me. By noticing when I’m averse, it makes it easier to notice that I should actually think about what’s happening.
Normally the thinking makes the aversion go away. Especially if I try to evaluate the question “If I were going to tell someone else how to do X, what would I tell them to do?”.
It seems like these techniques work on the similar principle of noticing when you’re feeling a particular emotion, so that you can actually act based on it.
Interesting, I’ll experiment with that technique.
Actually, perhaps one could combine those two: make an “X” in the air with your index finger whenever you’re feeling averse to doing something that you know you should do.