388. On the best way to resist temptation

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388. On the best way to resist temptation

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Jun 18, 2019

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Seneca and Epictetus agree: the best way to resist temptation is to avoid it altogether, because it's hard to practice temperance, at least initially. Modern cognitive science agrees.

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Jun 18, 2019

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