(a): Willpower is a useful burst power-up, but the routines/norms/sense of self we build around our own habits defend themselves; most people succumb — we see this in the stats for all kinds of lifestyle changes (re: diet, exercise, intoxicants, etc.) https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1099502234411270144 …
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(b): People who get exceptionally good at anything do "work hard" & "practice" a lot, but so do many people who never excel. Why? Innate talent? Maybe not — on close observation, top performers tend to *do better things,* not just do standard things betterhttps://twitter.com/patrickc/status/1076237571527663616 …
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"I'll push myself to do more x for better outcomes" seems to fall into both implied traps: "pushing yourself" implies a strategy built on a sustained willpower most of us just don't have, and "doing more" of the same x can generally be expected to yield lackluster improvements
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I also believe these traps are *combinatorially* damaging: Brute-forcing behavior without realtime mental buy-in demolishes focus, curiosity and creativity... ...and doing the same thing over and over well past the point you'd like to stop drains willpower like little else.
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My premises aren't any more or less verifiable than any other broad generalization about human behavior; my conclusion seems pretty likely to be useful if you intend to modify your behavior, but otherwise not really
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I would consider any organically-sustained internal change "a change in circumstances" — e.g. fortunate people get a handful of "once in a lifetime"-level conversations after which they're somehow able to do things differently & a bit better than before; to me, this fits the bill
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