We develop a theory of internal commitments or "personal rules" based on self-reputation over one's willpower, which … individual can achieve is shown to rise with his self-confidence and decrease with prior external constraints. On the negative …

This paper analyzes the self-identification process and its role in motivation. We build a model of self-confidence … performance. Higher self-confidence thus enhances motivation, and this creates incentives for the manipulation of self …-perception. An individual suffering from time-inconsistency may thus want to enhance the self-confidence of his future selves, so as …