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by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.
Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., is a health psychologist at Stanford University. See full bio
June 28, 2009, Behavioral Economics

Comments on "After an especially good deed, are you destined to sin?"

After an especially good deed, are you destined to sin?

By Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D. on June 28, 2009 in The Science of Willpower

Have you ever experienced do-gooder exhaustion? When you've done the right things for so long, you just need to indulge your inner sinner? Or when you've given so much to others that you want to save something for yourself? Read More

No wonder the catholic church

Submitted by Anonymous on June 29, 2009 - 3:45pm.

No wonder the catholic church has been so successful in extracting money from it's followers. Thinking about our sins obviously has it's repercussions.

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