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651: 79.00 Katy Milkman on her book - How to Change - science of getting from where you are to where you want to be

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Commitment Devices - Why People Handcuff Theirself

Research shows people sometimes will impose and benefit from structures like that on themselves, meaning self imposed penalties for misbehavior. This can be particularly important when you know you have some long term goal, but you might be tempted to deviate from sticking to that path. One study by am klaus wurten brach of insiad and danerielli of am duke university did this really nice experiment showing that students given the opportunity to self-impose dead lines for assignments due throughout a class could improve their performance. Lots of ways we can find our future selves, or constrain ourselves in ways that help us achieve goals.

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