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On akrasia: starting at the bottom

[ Why theorizing about your addictions fails to help you combat them: an addict-thinker's version of "just do it." ] For a few years, I've struggled to overcome several addictions. I'll list them here briefly: (nicotine, nail-biting, overeating, physical inactivity, and sleeping late). I call them addictions because it's the...

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On akrasia: starting at the bottom

Totally. And sometimes "just suffer until it passes".

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[ Why theorizing about your addictions fails to help you combat them: an addict-thinker's version of "just do it." ]

For a few years, I've struggled to overcome several addictions. I'll list them here briefly: (nicotine, nail-biting, overeating, physical inactivity, and sleeping late). I call them addictions because it's the simplest word, but they could also be called akrasia or maladaptive behaviors.

Whatever we call them, they are just behaviors which (a) I would like to stop doing because they negatively impact my body and (b) for whatever reason, are very difficult to stop doing. For years, I've been obsessed with beating these addictions. I've thrown everything I can at them, but they won't... (read 818 more words →)

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