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The_Jaded_One comments on Request for help: Android app to shut down a smartphone late at night - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: The_Jaded_One 05 April 2015 08:32:47PM 0 points [-]

Probably because of hyperbolic discounting. Actually the topic of "not doing what you really want to do" AKA Akrasia has been discussed to death on here and AFAIK there isn't a full consensus on what causes it.