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Tables of Contents for Breakdown of Will
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Part I. Breakdowns of Will: The Puzzle of Akrasia: 1. Introduction
2. The dichotomy at the root of decision science: do we make choices by weights or by judgments?
3. The warp in how we weigh the future: the basis of conflicting interests within the person
Part II. A Breakdown of the Will: The Components of Intertemporal Bargaining: 4. The warp can create involuntary behaviors: pains, hungers, emotions
5. The elementary interaction of interests
6. Sophisticated bargaining among internal interests
7. The subjective experience of intertemporal bargaining
8. Getting evidence about a non-linear motivational system
Part III. The Ultimate Breakdown of Will: Nothing Fails Like Success: 9. The downside of willpower
10. An efficient will undermines appetite
11. The need to maintain appetite eclipses the will
12. Conclusions.