Commitment device
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A commitment device is a self-imposed/voluntary strategy that helps people stick to their goals by imposing restrictions or penalties if they don't achieve them. The goal is to help people make better choices in the face of their cognitive biases, and to bring about gains/positive changes for their future selves.
"Commitment devices attempt to enforce people’s voluntarily imposed restrictions until they have accomplished their goals, or their voluntarily imposed penalties for failing to accomplish their goals."[1]
External links
- How To Do What You Want: Akrasia and Self-Binding
- Commitment Devices: Using Initiatives to Change Behavior, Harvard University
