Andrew Critch’s “greedy algorithm”: Whenever you catch yourself really wanting to do something you want to want, immediately reward yourself—by feeding yourself an M&M, or if that’s too difficult, immediately pumping your fist and saying “Yes!”
Closely related to the parenting advice of “Catch them being good”—which works wonders on kids. I expect it will generalize well to adults.
Closely related to the parenting advice of “Catch them being good”—which works wonders on kids. I expect it will generalize well to adults.