Weakness of will

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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.

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