Why You Knew Better and Did It Anyway

This episode reframes regret not as a failure of discipline but as a shift in values caused by being in a 'hot' emotional state. It connects Epictetus' insights on self-control to modern research on hot-cold empathy gaps, the replication of ego-depletion studies, and the power of implementation intentions. A practical 'handover note' technique is offered: a specific if-then plan written in a calm moment to guide a future self whose judgment will have changed.