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Comment by Rendello

Somewhat related, I've seen a similar equation for motivation:

        E*V
    M = ---
        I*D
Motivation = (Expectancy * Value) / (Impulsiveness * Delay)

Which comes from "The Procrastination Equation" by Piers Steel, an academic focused on motivation. I haven't finished the book since it's pretty self help-y, but I do like the equation. Here, expectancy is perceived likelihood of finishing the task, value is obvious, delay is how long until the payoff, and importantly, impulsiveness is the general impulsiveness of the task doer.

parent Rendello 1 year ago

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