Swimmer963 comments on Action and habit - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Swimmer963 09 June 2011 02:28:22AM 1 point [-]

I use this kind of thinking all the time. 'I have done [blank] which was difficult and required willpower, therefore I am the kind of person who can do difficult things that require willpower...therefore I can resist those chips." (Or whatever. Actually I don't usually resist chips if they're free.)