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I don't really want to pay the electric bill, or the rent.
Oh dear, now I'm sitting in the dark and the landlord is evicting me onto the street.
Given that you can predict the results of your choices is there really no part in you that wants to choose the road that includes paying the electric bill?
It about where you put your attention. If you focus on the fact that you want to have electricity in your house and therefore pay the electric bill you feel agent and good. If you focus on the fact that you have an obligation to pay a bill you will feel bad.