Restriction is denial: I want this but can’t have it. Selection is standards: I could have this but don’t want it. Prohibiting a food tends to increase its pull, and a broken rule overshoots rather than resets. Selection operates through shifted desire — palate adaptation, body feedback, identity consolidation. The goal isn’t becoming good at restriction; it’s passing through it into selection.
This companion covers the psychology of each, how the shift happens, and what selection looks like. (4 min read)
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