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On Micromanaging Your Habits

Practicing temperance on your quest for self-mastery

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O. Alan Noble
Dec 12, 2025
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Everything is habit-forming today, by design. Our food is filled with ingredients that drive us to compulsively eat. Our technology is designed to addict us. Our TV shows end on cliffhangers (nothing new) and offer up the next episode immediately (something new). People have developed sports gambling habits, porn haโ€ฆ

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