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title: "Execute by Delay"
tags: procrastination productivity psychology
date: 2020-08-10 20:08:36
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# Execute by Delay

You can start something you hate by programming yourself to do something by counting down from 10. Its easy to start counting - more than actually doing the activity. But with enough programming, you'll be able to start things when you reach 0.

> What we have is not "free will" but a "free won't": that is, frontal reflection is mainly good for suppressing the default mode of action, more than originating new actions.

[Execute by Default](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FHukyfMagq4HrBYNt/willpower-hax-487-execute-by-default)

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### Tags
#procrastination #productivity #psychology