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the brain's full-throated argument for the thing you swore off yesterday
means The pull toward something appealing that you know you probably shouldn't do or want, and the act of being lured by it.
from From Latin 'temptare' (also spelled 'tentare'), meaning to test, try, or probe — the same root that gives us 'attempt' and 'tempt.' The word came into English through Old French 'temptacion' and carried a strong religious charge, since in early Christian usage 'temptation' was the devil's testing of the soul. So at its core, a temptation is a trial — life poking at you to see whether you'll hold.
- marshmallow test
- Kids who waited fared better decades later, then studies wobbled
- dopamine timing
- Anticipation spikes harder than the actual reward
- word origin
- From Latin temptare, meaning to test or probe
- forbidden fruit
- Genesis never names it an apple, ever
- ego depletion
- Resisting may drain willpower like a battery
garden of eden — biblical serpent tempting eve with forbidden fruit in genesis
temptation of saint anthony — saint jerome's 4th century desert monk repeatedly tempted by demons and visions
temptations of jesus — 40 days in wilderness where devil offered jesus power, bread, and kingdoms in matthew 4