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The awkwardness of getting reward in a well-off society is that the creation of appetite often requires undoing the work of satisfying appetite.

George Ainslie

The awkwardness of getting reward in a well-off society is that the creation of appetite often requires undoing the work of satisfying appetite.

Tags: appetite, catch 22, existentialism, motivation, reward, satisfaction, self control

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About George Ainslie

George Ainslie may refer to:

George Ainslie (British Army officer, died 1804), Scottish general
George Robert Ainslie (1776–1839), Scottish general and coin collector
George Ainslie (delegate) (1838–1913), congressional delegate from Idaho
George Ainslie (psychologist) (born 1944) American psychiatrist, psychologist and behavioral economist
George Ainslie (Virginia politician) (1868–1931), mayor of Richmond, Virginia, 1912–1924