[ramit]

This is the 1st of 4 posts I'll be doing for the New York Times (their Bucks blog) on the psychology of willpower, automation, and earning more. This one is about how people believe if they just "try harder," they can save more money...yet willpower fails repeatedly. I included research from social psychology and personal finance, and 3 tactics to overcome our failure of willpower. Hope you guys enjoy it.

[maxklein]

Have you written all four already? What happens if you write 3, then for the last one you have absolute writers block, or you end up writing stuff you are totally dissatisfied with?

[ramit]

I haven't written all four yet, but I do have outlines of the ideas. I collect ideas/research/examples for a long time -- often years -- so when I go to write a post, I can sort through tons of stuff. That helps with writer's block.

[jaybol]

I think that you will have the willpower to finish all four :)