365 Days With Self-Discipline: 365 Life-Altering Thoughts on Self-Control, Mental Resilience, and Success



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365 Days With Self-Discipline 365 Life-Altering Thoughts on Self-Control, Mental Resilience, and Success by Martin Meadows (z-lib.org).epub

Day 118: On Free Things

Most transactions have an upside and a downside, but when something

is “FREE!” we forget the downside. “FREE!” gives us such an emotional

charge that we perceive what is being offered as immensely more valuable

than it really is. Why? Because humans are intrinsically afraid of loss. The

real allure of “FREE!” is tied to this fear.

—Dan Ariely

 

113

“Free” is the ultimate marketing method, and it’s also the one that can

do the greatest damage to your resolutions, primarily those of the financial

and fitness kind.

From now on, whenever you see that something is free and you want

to act on it, ask yourself whether you really need it. If you were to pay for

it, would you still want it or do you want it simply because you don’t want

to miss out on a freebie?

The first practical application is for people who are on a diet and gorge

on  food  whenever  they  find  themselves  at  a  party  with  free  snacks.  What

are you gaining by eating all this food and what are you losing? Unless food

is scarce in your world (and it probably isn’t if you’re on a diet), the only

thing that you’re gaining is avoiding the fear of missing out. And what are

you  losing?  Your  dream,  your  hard  work  until  now,  and  possibly  your

future. Are the free snacks worth it?

The  second  application  is  for  people  who  want  to  exert  more  self-

control  when  it  comes  to  their  finances.  When  shopping,  if  there’s  a  deal

where you can get one thing for free, ask yourself whether  you’d  pay  for

this thing if it weren’t offered for free and if you’re really going to have a

use  for  it.  If  not,  what’s  so  special  about  this  deal?  It  might  be  a  deal  to

someone who would buy the thing on sale anyway, but it isn’t for you.

There’s nothing you’re losing out on if you don’t purchase something

that  has  no  use  for  you.  And  if  you  do  buy  it,  you’re  losing  a  lot:  your

money, space in your house, time needed to maintain it, etc.




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