There's essentially zero motivation or momentum for doing a plan like that. And so therefore, you can't benefit from being bad in any way. I don't think there's anything wrong in sports or elsewhere by playing by the rules. Do you ever see science this way in your daily life? E.G., do you listen to science podcasts outside of your field of expertise after a long, stressful day? Liam Empton says he would much rather read Pride and Prejudice for a fifth time than watch the Sixers lose another nail-biter game.