How to Win the Battle Over Temptation

How to Win the Battle Over Temptation
Mary Hunt offers advice for how to overcome the shopping temptations that do us more harm than good. My Agency/Shutterstock
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If you’ve ever stopped by the store to pick up milk and walked out with a week’s worth of snacks to go with it, you know something about the power of temptation.

Experts say adults are, on average, exposed to 3,500 commercial ads per person per day. These hidden persuaders are designed to manipulate our behaviors. With consumer debt at an all-time high, it would appear that as a nation of consumers, we’ve been losing a lot of battles with temptation.

Mary Hunt
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