On the Persistence of Self-Defeating Behaviors: No Thanks, Greyhound, I’m Comfortable on the Shortbus

Imagine someone tells you he hates the town he lives in. “Why don’t you move?” you ask. Well, he says, it’s just that here I really know my way around.

Do you then warn him? Do you tell him, “Engage in certain other behaviors long enough (for example, writing and publishing every day your not-a-blog) and you might find yourself with a one-way bus ticket to the big city you’ve always dreamed of living in. What will you do then?”

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