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Postanly Weekly, Issue #379

Postanly Weekly, Issue #379

The Akrasia Effect: How to Overcome Your Resistance Brain

Thomas Oppong
Nov 04, 2020
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Artwork by Denis Freitas

Happy Wednesday!

Welcome to Issue #379

The Akrasia Effect: How to Overcome Your Resistance Brain

Humans have been putting things off for centuries. Resistance to do what guarantees progress is nothing new.

Resistance is so common that ancient philosophers like Aristotle and Socrates developed a word for it: Akrasia

Akrasia is the sta…

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