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Why We Build Fiscal Cliffs

Harvard Business Review

In October, The New Yorker 's James Surowiecki likened this approach to the pre-commitment mechanisms increasingly popular with those who wish to rid themselves of extra pounds or bad habits. So can pre-commitment work again now? But it would work better if we pre-committed to the right things, at the right time. Well, maybe.