Commitment device

The Ulysses pact: why willpower is a scam for amateurs and how the Odyssey invented behavioral economics

10/26/2026 in Categories Odyssey

a main mast wrapped in hemp ropes with bronze rings, a rolled parchment and a coin hanging from the ropes, the stormy Aegean sea in the background under an overcast sky

How many times have you said one of these lines? “Starting Monday, I’m going on a diet,” “Tonight I’ll study until midnight without touching my phone,” “I’m never texting my ex again,” or perhaps “I’m just going in …

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