present-biased
adjectiveGiving disproportionately greater weight to an immediate outcome than to a later one.
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personify
verbTo embody a quality or represent a nonhuman thing as human.
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adjectiveAble to influence belief or action through convincing reasons or presentation.
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verbTo spread throughout or be present in every part.
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nounPresenting another person's words, ideas, or work as one's own without proper acknowledgment.
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verbTo prove stronger or more successful, or to be generally present.
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adjectivePresenting difficulties, uncertainty, or grounds for concern.
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nounA person authorized to act for another, or a substitute representing something else.
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