self-control
1 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 25, 2018 by Dan Ariely · across every show →
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May 25, 2018
Strict binary rules prevent self-deception better than flexible limits
“So if you said, for example, I'm going to eat dessert on only one out of every four days, odds are that you would cheat yourself, that you will end up eating more dessert than you wanted. But if you had a rule that says, I never eat dessert, or I only eat dess…”