The Gap Between Insight and Action

Since Socrates we've struggled with this paradox: the gap between knowing what’s right and doing it.

There’s a memory I can’t seem to shake. A scene I keep returning to, etched into my mind. I’m sitting on a chair in a dimly lit room. I know I shouldn’t be there - everything about the situation feels wrong. I know I should stand up and leave. We’re just going to talk - not touch, I tell myself, even as I shave my legs.

My body seems to be following a di…