Exactly how is this different from John Bear's "Blackmail Diet"?

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Submitted by David, Nov 24, 2007 16:22

This idea was written about years ago: "The Blackmail Diet" by John Bear. His idea was to create a binding contract the fulfillment of which was wholly unacceptable to you. For example, "I contract to lose 25 pounds by December 2008 or I will donate $10,000 to the American Nazi Party."

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bear and http://www.biblio.com/details.php?dcx=44795324&aid=frg

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