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Er, um, hmm.......  :-) --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 07:38, 5 December 2007 (CST)
Er, um, hmm.......  :-) --[[User:Larry Sanger|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''' [http://www.utilitarian.org/akrasia.html]. It literally means ''bad mixture''.
:[[Blog]]s exemplifying akrasia are available [http://akrasia.typepad.com/].
:A book ''Akrasia, Thief of Time'' [http://www.edenstudios.net/odyssey/7001.html] has been written by [[David Chart]].
Do I really need to explain why this isn't usable?  :-)  --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 22:11, 5 December 2007 (CST)

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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)