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This is more or less in line with what Dr. Alok Kanojia of HealthyGamerGG is saying. The feeling of wanting to give up is an evolutionary adaptation to not eng
by Tade0 4y ago
This is more or less in line with what Dr. Alok Kanojia of HealthyGamerGG is saying.
The feeling of wanting to give up is an evolutionary adaptation to not engage in activities that have a low probability of success.
Unfortunately stuff like filing taxes or getting to work on time are relatively recent things, so our minds can't estimate the benefits of that intuitively.
One way to get out of this is to think about the outcome. It's easier to do something if the end result will be satisfying.
- johnfn 4y agoThis doesn't seem to ring true for me. For instance, OP say he has written blog posts for 939 days consistently. That seems like a very high probability of success. How then are they thinking of giving up?
- svnt 4y agoPerhaps the author did not see the follower counts they expected after nearly three years of blogging. As far as it ringing true, perhaps your cognition is more derived toward consistent work than GP’s. It is a good thing to have neurodiversity.
- Tade0 4y agoNot in the medical field, so don't assume competence, but: What is a blog post to a hunter-gatherer? Nothing that has a clear link to the next meal, the feeling of safety or finding a mate. Any feeling of accomplishment that a person gets from that is a product of culture, not something innate. Unfortunately that's just not enough to work every time.