I think that moral balancing is probably a subtype of what we might call “willpower balancing,” because I’ve noticed that I engage in this sort of behavior in situations where the only person who suffers from it is me. For instance, I’ve gone off my diet after I’ve had a good job interview. I explicitly remember thinking “I’ve done enough for the day, I deserve to indulge.”
I think that moral balancing is probably a subtype of what we might call “willpower balancing,” because I’ve noticed that I engage in this sort of behavior in situations where the only person who suffers from it is me. For instance, I’ve gone off my diet after I’ve had a good job interview. I explicitly remember thinking “I’ve done enough for the day, I deserve to indulge.”