Talk:Weakness of will

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 Definition:  Condition in which while knowing what it would be best to do, one does something else. [d] [e]
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Er, um, hmm.......  :-) --Larry Sanger 07:38, 5 December 2007 (CST)

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Mark Twain is often quoted as "It is very easy to quit smoking. I have quit so many times"! This may be reflecting a weakness of will or akrasia [1]. It literally means bad mixture.
Blogs exemplifying akrasia are available [2].
A book Akrasia, Thief of Time [3] has been written by David Chart.

Do I really need to explain why this isn't usable?  :-) --Larry Sanger 22:11, 5 December 2007 (CST)

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