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Lashing Yourself to the Mast

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The Anti-Charity Is Better Than the Good Charity

When he quit smoking, one of the biggest motivators for him to actually quit was that I realized how much money I was giving to these nasty evil corporations. Another sort of less extreme example of a commitment device is having your employer or even just your personal bank automatically deposit a certain amount of your paycheck before it ever hits your account. So you're not, it's not there to spend.

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