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Signing your name can make you less stingy

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Writing your signature is the ultimate accountability trap. The physical act heavily activates a sense of self-awareness, making it nearly impossible for individuals to be stingy or corrupt immediately following the pen strokes.

Signing your name can make you less stingy
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