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Lashing Yourself to the Mast

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Commitment Devices - What Are They?

This week on the Change Academy podcast, we're talking about community devices. A commitment device is a strategy or scheme to keep yourself from succumbing to temptation. The first one I can find is 3000 years ago when the ancient Greek poet Homer describes a commitment device used by the hero in his epic poem, The Odyssey. In this episode, we're going to teach you about the different types of commitment devices and whether they might be useful in staying on track with whatever you're trying to accomplish in your life.

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