Breakdown of Will

"Willpower and bargaining between our successive motivational states is the fundamental that this books stands on" - R (a reviewer of the book on Amazon)

Prospect theory: Two reasons why we don’t always act rationally.
1. Reference points - The starting point affects the position evaluation
2. Diminishing sensitivity principle - The perceived value may be different from its actual worth

— Hendrik Schultze (@SchultzeHendrik) October 21, 2021

5 motivational states

Pains 

Itches 

Addictions

Compulsions 

Optimal Behavior 

"your decision at any time would depend on the state that you were in at that time."

We all have the same will power only sometimes the will is not beneficial to us. Its the will that needs to be changed.

Smaller sooner (SS) sounds like a test, while the larger Later (LL) sounds like college graduation.

SS is a battle, LL is the war.

When kids want to watch TV right away, that is hyperbolic discounting. TV is the new marshmellow.

Picoeconomics: The Strategic Interaction of Successive Motivational States within the Person (Studies in Rationality and Social Change)