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Lecture 11 - Weakness of the Will and Procrastination

Discusses weakness of will, delay of gratification and discounting, then presents several proposed ways of structuring self-regulation.

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A source for comparing explanations of procrastination with proposed changes to incentives or opportunities; the 2011 examples need their historical date retained.

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