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You have different selves working at different time scales. Your problem is that your short term self is winning out against your long term self. The remedy is
by plutonorm 5y ago
You have different selves working at different time scales. Your problem is that your short term self is winning out against your long term self. The remedy is to learn to hold your attention where you want it, so when the short term self directs your attention to the line of cocaine you can keep it on the long term goal instead. To get better at directing your attention... meditate, particularly deeply focusing on a sensation. Practice practice practice.
- d0mine 5y agoYou can meditate (it possible that it works for somebody). It is easier to create an environment where you don’t have to exercise the control most of the time e.g., don’t buy/put cookies on the kitchen table unless you intend to eat them. Though one doesn’t exclude another one. Make it easy for your “short-term” self to do the right (from the “long-term” self point of view) thing.