In Praise of Irrational Regulation

By Jason B. Jones. Habits like procrastination are maddening because everyone knows, at some level, that they’re irrational–especially the person currently procrastinating! (That it’s currently final exam season at many colleges almost serves as an object lesson of this principle.) And because it’s irrational, one wants to be able to persuade oneself to act differently. I *won’t* be irrational this time, I really won’t . . . or maybe I won’t be, tomorrow. Read more...