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136. Is Sloth a Sin or a Virtue?

No Stupid Questions

The Art of Self-Management by Thomas Schelling

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Thomas Schelling, the Nobel laureate and game theorist, said that as he put it, you play tricks on yourself. I think this whole notion of willpower was a kind of transitional phase to say like, I don't believe that my every move is ruled by God. Oh, it's like free will. So I think the two things can coexist.

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