Ulysses pact

next book.

It's on something called the Ulysses contract.

So you guys may remember that, uh, in the Odyssey was coming home.

He saw the island of the sirens in the distance, and he knew that these creatures sang songs so beautifully that men would crash into the rocks and die, but he really wanted to hear the song.

No.

He puts stuff in his men's ears and he lashes himself to the mast, exactly right, so that he can't do anything.

So what this is is the Ulysses of sound mind making a contract for the future Ulysses who he knows will behave badly when he hears the music waft over the deck.

And so he constrains himself so he can't behave badly when the time comes.

And you know, you can build that environment somewhat yourself.

There's a thing called the Ulysses Pact that everyone who's now seen The Odyssey knows what the Ulysses Pact is.

It's when you tie yourself to the mast because you know that in the future you'll be weak, and right now you're strong.

So you tie yourself to the mast so that you can't be tempted.