Comment by Fejfo on Attention control is critical for changing/increasing/altering motivation · 2023-10-28T10:16:16.381Z · LW · GW

The Alexander technique claims your attention consists of 2 layers, 

• your awareness, everything you pay some attention to
•  your focus, the main chunk of you attention

Attention control is about choosing your focus in the space of awareness. The Alexander technique is about controlling your awareness space.

https://expandingawareness.org/blog/what-is-the-alexander-technique

Becoming aware of for example, tension in your muscles can help improve posture.

https://www.johnnichollsat.com/2011/02/27/explaining-the-at-1/

Comment by Fejfo on Attention control is critical for changing/increasing/altering motivation · 2023-10-28T09:51:42.485Z · LW · GW

Reading this improved my self control over night, strong upvote.
I've been mainly using it for improving posture and eating healthier.
Focusing your attention on stopping does wonders for breaking bad habits, 
I can tell stopping gets easier after just one or two iterations.

Comment by Fejfo on Chapter 82: Taboo Tradeoffs, Final · 2023-03-19T21:54:15.499Z · LW · GW

The allegory of the dragon chapter in replacing guilt, about the difference between the value and the price of a life, complements this chapter well. 

Comment by Fejfo on Finite Factored Sets in Pictures · 2022-12-21T00:18:40.380Z · LW · GW

Can finite factored sets be used for non-discrete variables?

Comment by Fejfo on phone.spinning's Shortform · 2022-12-20T23:38:41.805Z · LW · GW

Under fast takeoff maintaining the alignment curve could happen by ex. using AI to align more advanced AI. 

But I agree this way of thinking is less useful under fast takeoff.