Making a Case for Giving into Small Indulgences

Merle van den Akker
Nov 4 · 6 min read
Photo by Holger Link on Unsplash

It seems self help books, sites, podcasts etc. have been flooded with tips and tricks to make you more resilient, more disciplined as to achieve your goals. You have to grit your teeth, resist temptation and just get on with it.

Well, here I am trying to make a case for less grit, and more indulgence.

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Merle van den Akker

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Behavioural scientist, living the PhD life. Making behavioral & personal finance insights accessible to all. Read: moneyonthemind.org or Tweet: @MoneyMindMerle

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