# akrasia in the Urban Dictionary **URL:** \ **Category:** uncategorized\ **Created:** [September 19, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/akrasia-in-the-urban-dictionary/1449 "2013-09-19T19:17:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dreev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/dreev/32/4311_2.png) [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/akrasia-in-the-urban-dictionary/1449/1 "2013-09-19T19:17:26Z")
This is a lousy definition of akrasia and an asinine example sentence: > **[Urban Dictionary: akrasia](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=akrasia&defid=7183405)** > > philosophy ; weakness of will; acting in a way contrary to one's sincerely held moral values;Detachment from reality But I guess it’s nice that the word has hope of becoming more mainstream! – [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) ---
**Author:** ![Alys1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alys1](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/Alys1)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/akrasia-in-the-urban-dictionary/1449/2 "2013-09-19T19:32:31Z")
Danny, they let you add new definitions (including for words that already exist): [Urban Dictionary: New Word](http://www.urbandictionary.com/add.php) Everyone else: if you thumb-down the existing definition (what the HECK is the use of that “example” sentence???), then any better ones will eventually rise to the top of the page. On 20 September 2013 05:17, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) wrote: > This is a lousy definition of akrasia and an asinine example sentence: > [Urban Dictionary: akrasia](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=akrasia&defid=7183405) > But I guess it’s nice that the word has hope of becoming more mainstream! > > – > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > – > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Akratics Anonymous” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Wolf\_Tivy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/76d3ee/32.png) [@Wolf\_Tivy](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/Wolf_Tivy)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/akrasia-in-the-urban-dictionary/1449/3 "2013-09-19T19:33:59Z")
Is UD crowdsourced? is it possible to fix it? A patch: Akrasia: A tendency to take actions contrary to one’s better judgement even at the time of action Example: I have really bad Akrasia; I can’t make myself stop browsing reddit. On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com)wrote: > This is a lousy definition of akrasia and an asinine example sentence: > [Urban Dictionary: akrasia](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=akrasia&defid=7183405) > But I guess it’s nice that the word has hope of becoming more mainstream! > > – > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > – > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > “Akratics Anonymous” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![dreev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/dreev/32/4311_2.png) [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/akrasia-in-the-urban-dictionary/1449/4 "2013-09-19T19:50:30Z")
Thanks Alys and Wolf, I did exactly as you both suggested. And for related words I put this: acrasia, addiction, procrastination, preproperation, akratic, self-control, hyperbolic discounting, delayed gratification, dynamic inconsistency, ego depletion, second-order preferences (I grabbed the subset from [Synonyms for Self-Binding | Beeminder Blog](http://blog.beeminder.com/synonyms) that were just related to akrasia and not self-binding.) On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Wolf Tivy [wwtivy@gmail.com](mailto:wwtivy@gmail.com) wrote: > Is UD crowdsourced? is it possible to fix it? > > A patch: > > Akrasia: A tendency to take actions contrary to one’s better judgement even > at the time of action > > Example: I have really bad Akrasia; I can’t make myself stop browsing > reddit. > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) > wrote: > > > This is a lousy definition of akrasia and an asinine example sentence: > > [Urban Dictionary: akrasia](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=akrasia&defid=7183405) > > But I guess it’s nice that the word has hope of becoming more mainstream! > > > > – > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > > > – > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > “Akratics Anonymous” group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > – > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > “Akratics Anonymous” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). – [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) ---
**Author:** ![dreev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/dreev/32/4311_2.png) [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/akrasia-in-the-urban-dictionary/1449/5 "2013-09-19T20:30:28Z")
update: they rejected my submission ☹ On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) wrote: > Thanks Alys and Wolf, I did exactly as you both suggested. And for > related words I put this: > > acrasia, addiction, procrastination, preproperation, akratic, > self-control, hyperbolic discounting, delayed gratification, dynamic > inconsistency, ego depletion, second-order preferences > > (I grabbed the subset from [Synonyms for Self-Binding | Beeminder Blog](http://blog.beeminder.com/synonyms) that were just > related to akrasia and not self-binding.) > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Wolf Tivy [wwtivy@gmail.com](mailto:wwtivy@gmail.com) wrote: > > > Is UD crowdsourced? is it possible to fix it? > > > > A patch: > > > > Akrasia: A tendency to take actions contrary to one’s better judgement even > > at the time of action > > > > Example: I have really bad Akrasia; I can’t make myself stop browsing > > reddit. > > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) > > wrote: > > > > > This is a lousy definition of akrasia and an asinine example sentence: > > > [Urban Dictionary: akrasia](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=akrasia&defid=7183405) > > > But I guess it’s nice that the word has hope of becoming more mainstream! > > > > > > – > > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > > > > > – > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > “Akratics Anonymous” group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > > email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > > > – > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > “Akratics Anonymous” group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > – > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) – [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) ---
**Author:** ![Alys1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alys1](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/Alys1)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/akrasia-in-the-urban-dictionary/1449/6 "2013-09-19T20:55:28Z")
Did they give a reason? Maybe it was because there was already an entry and that entry didn’t have enough thumbs down? Here’s the link again if anyone else wants to vote it to oblivion: > **[Urban Dictionary: akrasia](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=akrasia)** > > philosophy ; weakness of will; acting in a way contrary to one's sincerely held moral values;Detachment from reality On 20 September 2013 06:30, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) wrote: > update: they rejected my submission ☹ > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) wrote: > > > Thanks Alys and Wolf, I did exactly as you both suggested. And for > > related words I put this: > > > > acrasia, addiction, procrastination, preproperation, akratic, > > self-control, hyperbolic discounting, delayed gratification, dynamic > > inconsistency, ego depletion, second-order preferences > > > > (I grabbed the subset from [Synonyms for Self-Binding | Beeminder Blog](http://blog.beeminder.com/synonyms) that were just > > related to akrasia and not self-binding.) > > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Wolf Tivy [wwtivy@gmail.com](mailto:wwtivy@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > Is UD crowdsourced? is it possible to fix it? > > > > > > A patch: > > > > > > Akrasia: A tendency to take actions contrary to one’s better judgement even > > > at the time of action > > > > > > Example: I have really bad Akrasia; I can’t make myself stop browsing > > > reddit. > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) > > > wrote: > > > > > > > This is a lousy definition of akrasia and an asinine example sentence: > > > > [Urban Dictionary: akrasia](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=akrasia&defid=7183405) > > > > But I guess it’s nice that the word has hope of becoming more mainstream! > > > > > > > > – > > > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > > > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > > > > > > > – > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > > “Akratics Anonymous” group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > > > email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > > > > > – > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > “Akratics Anonymous” group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > > email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > > > – > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > – > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > – > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Akratics Anonymous” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![dreev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/dreev/32/4311_2.png) [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/akrasia-in-the-urban-dictionary/1449/7 "2013-09-19T21:04:49Z")
No reason given. I don’t know if the one that’s there should be downvoted. It’s better than nothing! > Editors reviewed your entry and have decided to not publish it. > > To get a better idea of what editors publish and reject, sign up as an Urban Dictionary Editor here: [http://www.urbandictionary.com/editor/staygo.php](http://www.urbandictionary.com/editor/staygo.php) On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Alys [lady\_alys@oldgods.net](mailto:lady_alys@oldgods.net) wrote: > Did they give a reason? Maybe it was because there was already an > entry and that entry didn’t have enough thumbs down? Here’s the link > again if anyone else wants to vote it to oblivion: > [Urban Dictionary: akrasia](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=akrasia) > > On 20 September 2013 06:30, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) wrote: > > > update: they rejected my submission ☹ > > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) wrote: > > > > > Thanks Alys and Wolf, I did exactly as you both suggested. And for > > > related words I put this: > > > > > > acrasia, addiction, procrastination, preproperation, akratic, > > > self-control, hyperbolic discounting, delayed gratification, dynamic > > > inconsistency, ego depletion, second-order preferences > > > > > > (I grabbed the subset from [Synonyms for Self-Binding | Beeminder Blog](http://blog.beeminder.com/synonyms) that were just > > > related to akrasia and not self-binding.) > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Wolf Tivy [wwtivy@gmail.com](mailto:wwtivy@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > Is UD crowdsourced? is it possible to fix it? > > > > > > > > A patch: > > > > > > > > Akrasia: A tendency to take actions contrary to one’s better judgement even > > > > at the time of action > > > > > > > > Example: I have really bad Akrasia; I can’t make myself stop browsing > > > > reddit. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > This is a lousy definition of akrasia and an asinine example sentence: > > > > > [Urban Dictionary: akrasia](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=akrasia&defid=7183405) > > > > > But I guess it’s nice that the word has hope of becoming more mainstream! > > > > > > > > > > – > > > > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > > > > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > > > > > > > > > – > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > > > “Akratics Anonymous” group. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > > > > email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > > > > > > > – > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > > “Akratics Anonymous” group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > > > email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > > > > > – > > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > > > – > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > > > – > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Akratics Anonymous” group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > – > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Akratics Anonymous” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). – [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) ---
**Author:** ![Essentiae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Essentiae](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/Essentiae)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/akrasia-in-the-urban-dictionary/1449/8 "2013-09-20T11:52:50Z")
Akrasia is frequently translated as “weakness of will” so perhaps they rejected the definition because it lacked that piece? (Though, I highly doubt Urban Dictionary does that much fact-checking.) As an aside, I think it might be a stretch to link hyperbolic discounting, dynamic inconsistency, ego depletion, etc. to the word akrasia. You’re essentially offering suggested causes for akrasia; those don’t really count as part of the word’s definition, synonyms, or related words. (“Weakness of will” would.) It might have been rejected if they use something that checks the definition to make sure it’s not reprinted verbatim elsewhere online. Your definition runs very close to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy’s description of weakness of will and might overlap with it verbatim, raising “copyscape” type flags at Urban Dictionary. On Thursday, September 19, 2013 4:30:28 PM UTC-4, Daniel Reeves wrote: > update: they rejected my submission ☹ > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Daniel Reeves \<[dre...@beeminder.com](mailto:dre...@beeminder.com)\\> > wrote: > > > Thanks Alys and Wolf, I did exactly as you both suggested. And for > > related words I put this: > > > > acrasia, addiction, procrastination, preproperation, akratic, > > self-control, hyperbolic discounting, delayed gratification, dynamic > > inconsistency, ego depletion, second-order preferences > > > > (I grabbed the subset from [Synonyms for Self-Binding | Beeminder Blog](http://blog.beeminder.com/synonyms) that were just > > related to akrasia and not self-binding.) > > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Wolf Tivy \<[wwt...@gmail.com](mailto:wwt...@gmail.com)\\> > > wrote: > > > > > Is UD crowdsourced? is it possible to fix it? > > > > > > A patch: > > > > > > Akrasia: A tendency to take actions contrary to one’s better judgement > > > even > > > at the time of action > > > > > > Example: I have really bad Akrasia; I can’t make myself stop browsing > > > reddit. > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Daniel Reeves \<[dre...@beeminder.com](mailto:dre...@beeminder.com)\\> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > This is a lousy definition of akrasia and an asinine example sentence: > > > > [Urban Dictionary: akrasia](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=akrasia&defid=7183405) > > > > But I guess it’s nice that the word has hope of becoming more > > > > mainstream! > > > > > > > > – > > > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > > > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > > > > > > > – > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > “Akratics Anonymous” group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > > an > > > > email to [akratics+u...@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+u...@googlegroups.com) \. > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > > > > > – > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups > > > “Akratics Anonymous” group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > an > > > email to [akratics+u...@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+u...@googlegroups.com) \. > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > > > – > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > – > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) ---
**Author:** ![Matthias\_Ferber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/matthias_ferber/32/700_2.png) [@Matthias\_Ferber](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/Matthias_Ferber)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/akrasia-in-the-urban-dictionary/1449/9 "2013-09-20T13:13:25Z")
Wikipedia: “True definitions of words are not the emphasis of the dictionary and are often rejected.” and: “Editors are not given any guidelines to use when approving or rejecting definitions.” and: “A valid e-mail address is required to submit a definition.[8] By default, each definition is automatically accepted or rejected based on the number of “Publish” or “Don’t Publish” votes it receives by editors, comprising volunteers of the public. There are no criteria that editors have to follow in approving or rejecting definitions; often definitions are not even read during the decision process. A valid e-mail address was previously but is no longer required for editing.[9] Editors are distinguished by their IP address and through the site’s usage of HTTP cookies, in order to limit each editor from voting on any particular definition too many times. If a definition is rejected, it is automatically rejected upon re-submission in the future if there are no changes to it. If a definition is published, it is immediately displayed on the site. The definition can then be voted “up” or “down” by site visitors, and may be removed for certain reasons.[10]” Sounds like a losing battle to me. Matthias On Sep 20, 2013, at 7:52 AM, Essentiae [essentiae@gmail.com](mailto:essentiae@gmail.com) wrote: > Akrasia is frequently translated as “weakness of will” so perhaps they rejected the definition because it lacked that piece? (Though, I highly doubt Urban Dictionary does that much fact-checking.) > > As an aside, I think it might be a stretch to link hyperbolic discounting, dynamic inconsistency, ego depletion, etc. to the word akrasia. You’re essentially offering suggested causes for akrasia; those don’t really count as part of the word’s definition, synonyms, or related words. (“Weakness of will” would.) > > It might have been rejected if they use something that checks the definition to make sure it’s not reprinted verbatim elsewhere online. Your definition runs very close to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy’s description of weakness of will and might overlap with it verbatim, raising “copyscape” type flags at Urban Dictionary. > > On Thursday, September 19, 2013 4:30:28 PM UTC-4, Daniel Reeves wrote: > update: they rejected my submission ☹ > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Daniel Reeves [dre...@beeminder.com](mailto:dre...@beeminder.com) wrote: > > > Thanks Alys and Wolf, I did exactly as you both suggested. And for > > related words I put this: > > > > acrasia, addiction, procrastination, preproperation, akratic, > > self-control, hyperbolic discounting, delayed gratification, dynamic > > inconsistency, ego depletion, second-order preferences > > > > (I grabbed the subset from [Synonyms for Self-Binding | Beeminder Blog](http://blog.beeminder.com/synonyms) that were just > > related to akrasia and not self-binding.) > > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Wolf Tivy [wwt...@gmail.com](mailto:wwt...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > Is UD crowdsourced? is it possible to fix it? > > > > > > A patch: > > > > > > Akrasia: A tendency to take actions contrary to one’s better judgement even > > > at the time of action > > > > > > Example: I have really bad Akrasia; I can’t make myself stop browsing > > > reddit. > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Daniel Reeves [dre...@beeminder.com](mailto:dre...@beeminder.com) > > > wrote: > > > > > > > This is a lousy definition of akrasia and an asinine example sentence: > > > > [Urban Dictionary: akrasia](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=akrasia&defid=7183405) > > > > But I guess it’s nice that the word has hope of becoming more mainstream! > > > > > > > > – > > > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > > > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > > > > > > > – > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > > “Akratics Anonymous” group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > > > email to [akratics+u...@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+u...@googlegroups.com). > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > > > > > – > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > “Akratics Anonymous” group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > > email to [akratics+u...@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+u...@googlegroups.com). > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > > > – > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > – > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > – > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Akratics Anonymous” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out).