 "When we exercise self-control on a given occasion, we win for ourselves a little credibility we can rely on the next time around. Pretty soon we develop a reputation to ourselves that we want badly to uphold. With each test that we meet, our resolve gains momentum, fueled by the fear that we may succumb and establish a damaging precedent for our own weakness." [info][add][mail][note] Daniel Akst, We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess, 2011 my networktagboardcbox here. 250 X 200 .its all about usPrevious postadvertisment |