# synonyms for self-binding **URL:** \ **Category:** uncategorized\ **Created:** [March 12, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/synonyms-for-self-binding/1364 "2012-03-12T23:15:36Z")\ **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:** [March 12, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/synonyms-for-self-binding/1364/1 "2012-03-12T23:15:36Z")
Any additions to this list you can think of? Synonyms: - self-binding - commitment devices - commitment contracts - precommitment - me-binding - beeminding - stickking (to something) Related Terms: - egonomics - picoeconomics - akrasia - self-control - procrastination - preproperation [[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/preproperate](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/preproperate)] - addiction – [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://"Daniel Reeves" Follow the Yellow Brick Road – [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) ---
**Author:** ![Jake\_Hofman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/jake_hofman/32/687_2.png) [@Jake\_Hofman](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/Jake_Hofman)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/synonyms-for-self-binding/1364/2 "2012-03-12T23:17:37Z")
really like your term “programmable self” (in contrast to quantified self). On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) wrote: > Any additions to this list you can think of? > > Synonyms: > > - self-binding > - commitment devices > - commitment contracts > - precommitment > - me-binding > - beeminding > - stickking (to something) > > Related Terms: > > - egonomics > - picoeconomics > - akrasia > - self-control > - procrastination > - preproperation [[preproperate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/preproperate)] > - addiction > > – > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > Follow the Yellow Brick Road – [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) ---
**Author:** ![David\_Reiley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@David\_Reiley](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/David_Reiley)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/synonyms-for-self-binding/1364/3 "2012-03-12T23:24:35Z")
“Egonomics” is quite amusing. I hadn’t heard that one before. David On Mar 12, 2012, at 4:17 PM, Jake Hofman wrote: > really like your term “programmable self” (in contrast to quantified self). > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) wrote: > > > Any additions to this list you can think of? > > > > Synonyms: > > > > - self-binding > > - commitment devices > > - commitment contracts > > - precommitment > > - me-binding > > - beeminding > > - stickking (to something) > > > > Related Terms: > > > > - egonomics > > - picoeconomics > > - akrasia > > - self-control > > - procrastination > > - preproperation [[preproperate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/preproperate)] > > - addiction > > > > – > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > Follow the Yellow Brick Road – [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) – My home page: [http://www.davidreiley.com](http://www.davidreiley.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:** [March 13, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/synonyms-for-self-binding/1364/4 "2012-03-13T00:20:12Z")
Thomas Schelling coined that one (egonomics)! And, Jake, it was Fred Trotter of [runorelse.com](http://runorelse.com) who coined “programmable self”. I think “picoeconomics” is a pretty clever coinage too. That’s George Ainslie. Other terms to add to the list: - hyperbolic discounting - time inconsistency - dynamic inconsistency - preference reversals - tying oneself to the mast - aherking off? - multiple selves - delayed/deferred gratification - captology - willpower - (new years) resolutions (There’s a psych term that I learned recently that it’s driving me nuts that I can’t find again.) On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 16:24, David Reiley [david@davidreiley.com](mailto:david@davidreiley.com) wrote: > “Egonomics” is quite amusing. I hadn’t heard that one before. > > David > > On Mar 12, 2012, at 4:17 PM, Jake Hofman wrote: > > really like your term “programmable self” (in contrast to quantified self). > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) > wrote: > > Any additions to this list you can think of? > > Synonyms: > > - self-binding > > - commitment devices > > - commitment contracts > > - precommitment > > - me-binding > > - beeminding > > - stickking (to something) > > Related Terms: > > - egonomics > > - picoeconomics > > - akrasia > > - self-control > > - procrastination > > - preproperation [[preproperate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/preproperate)] > > - addiction > > – > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > Follow the Yellow Brick Road – [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > – > My home page: [http://www.davidreiley.com](http://www.davidreiley.com) – [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” Follow the Yellow Brick Road – [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) ---
**Author:** ![David\_Reiley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@David\_Reiley](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/David_Reiley)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/synonyms-for-self-binding/1364/5 "2012-03-13T00:26:41Z")
I thought “picoeconomics” was going a little too far. I prefer to call my own research “nanoeconomics.” 🙂 But maybe that’s apt, as I’m trying to study people’s transaction behavior rather than what’s actually going on in their brains. Are you looking for “present-biased preferences”? David On Mar 12, 2012, at 5:20 PM, Daniel Reeves wrote: > Thomas Schelling coined that one (egonomics)! > > And, Jake, it was Fred Trotter of [runorelse.com](http://runorelse.com) who coined “programmable self”. > > I think “picoeconomics” is a pretty clever coinage too. That’s George Ainslie. > > Other terms to add to the list: > > - hyperbolic discounting > - time inconsistency > - dynamic inconsistency > - preference reversals > - tying oneself to the mast > - aherking off? > - multiple selves > - delayed/deferred gratification > - captology > - willpower > - (new years) resolutions > > (There’s a psych term that I learned recently that it’s driving me > nuts that I can’t find again.) > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 16:24, David Reiley [david@davidreiley.com](mailto:david@davidreiley.com) wrote: > > > “Egonomics” is quite amusing. I hadn’t heard that one before. > > > > David > > > > On Mar 12, 2012, at 4:17 PM, Jake Hofman wrote: > > > > really like your term “programmable self” (in contrast to quantified self). > > > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) > > wrote: > > > > Any additions to this list you can think of? > > > > Synonyms: > > > > - self-binding > > > > - commitment devices > > > > - commitment contracts > > > > - precommitment > > > > - me-binding > > > > - beeminding > > > > - stickking (to something) > > > > Related Terms: > > > > - egonomics > > > > - picoeconomics > > > > - akrasia > > > > - self-control > > > > - procrastination > > > > - preproperation [[preproperate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/preproperate)] > > > > - addiction > > > > – > > > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > > > Follow the Yellow Brick Road – [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > > > – > > My home page: [http://www.davidreiley.com](http://www.davidreiley.com) > > – > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > Follow the Yellow Brick Road – [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) – My home page: [http://www.davidreiley.com](http://www.davidreiley.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:** [March 13, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/synonyms-for-self-binding/1364/6 "2012-03-13T01:39:50Z")
Ha, I forgot that you use the term “nanoeconomics”. “Present-biased preferences” is a good addition, but not the one on the tip of my tongue. This one is not used in the econ literature… On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 17:26, David Reiley [david@davidreiley.com](mailto:david@davidreiley.com) wrote: > I thought “picoeconomics” was going a little too far. I prefer to call my > own research “nanoeconomics.” 🙂 But maybe that’s apt, as I’m trying to > study people’s transaction behavior rather than what’s actually going on in > their brains. > > Are you looking for “present-biased preferences”? > > David > > On Mar 12, 2012, at 5:20 PM, Daniel Reeves wrote: > > Thomas Schelling coined that one (egonomics)! > > And, Jake, it was Fred Trotter of [runorelse.com](http://runorelse.com) who coined “programmable > self”. > > I think “picoeconomics” is a pretty clever coinage too. That’s George > Ainslie. > > Other terms to add to the list: > > - hyperbolic discounting > - time inconsistency > - dynamic inconsistency > - preference reversals > - tying oneself to the mast > - aherking off? > - multiple selves > - delayed/deferred gratification > - captology > - willpower > - (new years) resolutions > > (There’s a psych term that I learned recently that it’s driving me > nuts that I can’t find again.) > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 16:24, David Reiley [david@davidreiley.com](mailto:david@davidreiley.com) wrote: > > “Egonomics” is quite amusing. I hadn’t heard that one before. > > David > > On Mar 12, 2012, at 4:17 PM, Jake Hofman wrote: > > really like your term “programmable self” (in contrast to quantified self). > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) > > wrote: > > Any additions to this list you can think of? > > Synonyms: > > - self-binding > > - commitment devices > > - commitment contracts > > - precommitment > > - me-binding > > - beeminding > > - stickking (to something) > > Related Terms: > > - egonomics > > - picoeconomics > > - akrasia > > - self-control > > - procrastination > > - preproperation [[preproperate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/preproperate)] > > - addiction > > – > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > Follow the Yellow Brick Road – [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > – > > My home page: [http://www.davidreiley.com](http://www.davidreiley.com) > > – > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > Follow the Yellow Brick Road – [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > – > My home page: [http://www.davidreiley.com](http://www.davidreiley.com) – [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” Follow the Yellow Brick Road – [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:** [March 13, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/synonyms-for-self-binding/1364/7 "2012-03-13T05:57:46Z")
Finally found it! “counteractive self-control” Turns out I was remembering it from the Q&A at the end of a talk by economist David Laibson – [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heO2RXvU8U4](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heO2RXvU8U4) – hence my frustrating inability to find it by grepping my browser history. On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 18:39, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) wrote: > Ha, I forgot that you use the term “nanoeconomics”. > “Present-biased preferences” is a good addition, but not the one on > the tip of my tongue. > This one is not used in the econ literature… > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 17:26, David Reiley [david@davidreiley.com](mailto:david@davidreiley.com) wrote: > > > I thought “picoeconomics” was going a little too far. I prefer to call my > > own research “nanoeconomics.” 🙂 But maybe that’s apt, as I’m trying to > > study people’s transaction behavior rather than what’s actually going on in > > their brains. > > > > Are you looking for “present-biased preferences”? > > > > David > > > > On Mar 12, 2012, at 5:20 PM, Daniel Reeves wrote: > > > > Thomas Schelling coined that one (egonomics)! > > > > And, Jake, it was Fred Trotter of [runorelse.com](http://runorelse.com) who coined “programmable > > self”. > > > > I think “picoeconomics” is a pretty clever coinage too. That’s George > > Ainslie. > > > > Other terms to add to the list: > > > > - hyperbolic discounting > > - time inconsistency > > - dynamic inconsistency > > - preference reversals > > - tying oneself to the mast > > - aherking off? > > - multiple selves > > - delayed/deferred gratification > > - captology > > - willpower > > - (new years) resolutions > > > > (There’s a psych term that I learned recently that it’s driving me > > nuts that I can’t find again.) > > > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 16:24, David Reiley [david@davidreiley.com](mailto:david@davidreiley.com) wrote: > > > > “Egonomics” is quite amusing. I hadn’t heard that one before. > > > > David > > > > On Mar 12, 2012, at 4:17 PM, Jake Hofman wrote: > > > > really like your term “programmable self” (in contrast to quantified self). > > > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Daniel Reeves [dreeves@beeminder.com](mailto:dreeves@beeminder.com) > > > > wrote: > > > > Any additions to this list you can think of? > > > > Synonyms: > > > > - self-binding > > > > - commitment devices > > > > - commitment contracts > > > > - precommitment > > > > - me-binding > > > > - beeminding > > > > - stickking (to something) > > > > Related Terms: > > > > - egonomics > > > > - picoeconomics > > > > - akrasia > > > > - self-control > > > > - procrastination > > > > - preproperation [[preproperate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/preproperate)] > > > > - addiction > > > > – > > > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > > > Follow the Yellow Brick Road – [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > > > – > > > > My home page: [http://www.davidreiley.com](http://www.davidreiley.com) > > > > – > > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > > Follow the Yellow Brick Road – [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) > > > > – > > My home page: [http://www.davidreiley.com](http://www.davidreiley.com) > > – > [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” > Follow the Yellow Brick Road – [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) – [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” Follow the Yellow Brick Road – [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com) ---
**Author:** ![mirolabs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/mirolabs/32/2458_2.png) [@mirolabs](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/mirolabs)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/synonyms-for-self-binding/1364/8 "2012-03-15T13:43:53Z")
Hi Daniel, two features I’d like to see: a) semi-private goals, which means readable to everybody who has the secret link. b) possibility to “lock my gains”. What I mean is: Say I want to cut my smoking and allow myself 14 cigarettes a week. Now if I manage to avoid smoking for a week I have a credit of 14 cigarettes. Now I might want to keep that buffer because I want to smoke a lot next month or I might want to bar myself from myself from that option. Alex ---
**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:** [March 15, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/synonyms-for-self-binding/1364/9 "2012-03-15T23:13:40Z")
thanks alex, this is great feedback! there are actually items on the feedback forum related to both of these if you want to upvote or add comments: [RetroRatchet! – Customer Feedback for Beeminder](http://beeminder.uservoice.com/forums/3011-general/suggestions/2289727-retroratchet-) [Allow semiprivate goals – Customer Feedback for Beeminder](http://beeminder.uservoice.com/forums/3011-general/suggestions/2371210-allow-semiprivate-goals) (oh, i see you sent this to the akratics list – [support@beeminder.com](mailto:support@beeminder.com) is probably better though of course I’m always happy to see discussions about beeminder features on the akratics list!) On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 06:43, Alexander Schwarz [miro23@gmail.com](mailto:miro23@gmail.com) wrote: > Hi Daniel, > > two features I’d like to see: > > a) semi-private goals, which means readable to everybody who has the > secret link. > > b) possibility to “lock my gains”. What I mean is: Say I want to cut > my smoking and allow myself 14 cigarettes a week. Now if I manage to > avoid smoking for a week I have a credit of 14 cigarettes. Now I might > want to keep that buffer because I want to smoke a lot next month or I > might want to bar myself from myself from that option. > > Alex – [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” Follow the Yellow Brick Road – [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com)