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> [Let's face it: the present self is present. It's in control. It's in power right now. It has these strong, heroic arms that can lift doughnuts into your mouth. And the future self is not even around. It's off in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-goldstein/let-s-face-it-the-present-self-is-present-it-s-in-control-it-s-in/)

[Daniel Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-goldstein/)

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> [Psychologists and economists love to talk about the notion of two selves: present self and future self. It's a nice way to explain the tendency to have one preference about the future, but a very different preference when the future…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-goldstein/psychologists-and-economists-love-to-talk-about-the-notion-of-two/)

[Daniel Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-goldstein/)

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## More by Daniel Goldstein

> [When a number of crimes - for instance, burglaries - can be linked to the same offender, police often plot the locations on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-goldstein/when-a-number-of-crimes-for-instance-burglaries-can-be-linked-to-the/)

[Daniel Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-goldstein/)

> [One of the primary reasons why the human brain has evolved to look so far into the future is so that we can take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-goldstein/one-of-the-primary-reasons-why-the-human-brain-has-evolved-to-look-so/)

[Daniel Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-goldstein/)

> [Let's face it: the present self is present. It's in control. It's in power right now. It has these strong, heroic arms that can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-goldstein/let-s-face-it-the-present-self-is-present-it-s-in-control-it-s-in/)

[Daniel Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-goldstein/)

> [Psychology, unlike chemistry, unlike algebra, unlike literature, is an owner's manual for your own mind. It's a guide to life. What could be more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-goldstein/psychology-unlike-chemistry-unlike-algebra-unlike-literature-is-an/)

[Daniel Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-goldstein/)

> [I was creating commitment devices of my own long before I knew what they were. So when I was a starving post-doc at Columbia…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-goldstein/i-was-creating-commitment-devices-of-my-own-long-before-i-knew-what/)

[Daniel Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-goldstein/)

> [I think self-discipline is something, it's like a muscle. The more you exercise it, the stronger it gets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-goldstein/i-think-self-discipline-is-something-it-s-like-a-muscle-the-more-you/)

[Daniel Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-goldstein/)

> [Psychologists and economists love to talk about the notion of two selves: present self and future self. It's a nice way to explain the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-goldstein/psychologists-and-economists-love-to-talk-about-the-notion-of-two/)

[Daniel Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-goldstein/)

> [I think the problem with the word 'happiness' is that it sounds fluffy. It sounds like something trivial that we shouldn't be concerned with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-goldstein/i-think-the-problem-with-the-word-happiness-is-that-it-sounds-fluffy/)

[Daniel Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-goldstein/)

> [If you set goals for yourself, and you're like a lot of other people, you probably realize it's not that your goals are physically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-goldstein/if-you-set-goals-for-yourself-and-you-re-like-a-lot-of-other-people/)

[Daniel Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-goldstein/)

> [My history is pretty different from the history of most professors. I was a high school dropout. I dropped out and became a science…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-goldstein/my-history-is-pretty-different-from-the-history-of-most-professors-i/)

[Daniel Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-goldstein/)

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