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Comment by thirdplace_

Yes that's my position.

If you have a long-term goal of body-fitness but eat fast food each day then your long term goals are fluctuating wildly. Another possible description of this behaviour is high time-preference, which means your goals are more short-term rather than long-term.

Maybe there is a better word for this behaviour than irrationality?

We also are treading into difficult areas such as free will etc.

parent thirdplace_ 4 years ago

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