Think About Your Future Self
When we spend more time thinking about the future, we make better choices in the present.
Think about the total effect of being the kind of person who routinely takes those easy ways out.
A study showed that when a behavior is associated with an identity we don't want to hold, we are far less likely to keep engaging in it.
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