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leisure-rules t1_j37f23c wrote

Reply to comment by Brandyforandy in Our ability to resist temptation depends on how fragmented one's mind is | On the inconsistencies in one’s mental setup by IAI_Admin

Growth and acceptance to reduce fragmentation while being aware to avoid temptations seemed to be the theme, yeah

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Diogenic_Seer t1_j3aat0e wrote

Growth and acceptance definitely lead to the resistance of temptation, but in personal experience the path is not immediate. It isn’t impossible to hit further fragmentation on the route of trying to change yourself.

People tend to not like heretics. Resisting a temptation that is socially normalized will lead to people giving you shit for it. Your very presence now fragments their mind. Some people do not want to have to think about all the ways they can be changing themselves.

A classic example is how often people get peer pressured out of maintaining sobriety.

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