Editing Intertemporal Choice (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Analyzing</span> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Planner vs. Doer
! Feature !! The Planner (Future Self) !! The Doer (Present Self)
|-
| Goal || Optimization / Health / Wealth || Immediate Gratification / Fun
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| Horizon || Long-term (Years/Decades) || Instant (Seconds/Hours)
|-
| Brain Area || Prefrontal Cortex || Limbic System
|-
| Strengths || Strategy / Wisdom || Action / Emotion
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| Weaknesses || "Boring" / Over-thinking || "Impulsive" / Short-sighted
|}

'''The Concept of "Temptation"''': Analyzing "Visceral States." When you are "Hungry," "Angry," "Lonely," or "Tired" (HALT), your "Discounting Rate" explodes. You become "Hyper-Impatient." This is why you should "Never shop for groceries when you are hungry"—your "Present Self" will buy 10 bags of chips and zero vegetables.
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