
“The future self keeps being pushed into the future, like a deus ex machina 24 that will emerge to save us from our present selves in the very last act. We put off what we need to do because we are waiting for someone else to show up who will find the change effortless.”
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The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It
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