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I like the metaphor of dividing yourself into multiple selves, each accountable to the others. My “nighttime Bryan” could use some work too.

• mastazi 5y ago
  > I like the metaphor of dividing yourself into multiple selves when I was running my own business solo, I imagined that multiple selves were doing the various tasks. When the quality of the output was too low, and if there was enough money, that's when I "fired myself" from that task and hired someone else. First thing was hiring an accountant for tax returns (the first year I was doing that alone), then I hired a graphic designer since my own designs were atrocious, etc. It's a good mental model to have, especially for those people who naturally tend to do everything themselves.
  • maroonblazer 5y ago
    If one wants to go as deep as possible on this concept then check out Part 3 of Derek Parfit's "Reasons and Persons"[0]. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasons_and_Persons#Personal_identity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasons_and_Persons#Personal_i...
    • mastazi 5y ago
      Thank you for sharing that link, very interesting and I did not know the author.