 When one performs a series of actions that do not serve one’s concerns well, it is natural to feel regret and frustration. Why, it might be wondered, is one doing so badly by oneself? Self-loathing, compulsion, or simple ignorance might in some cases explain the situation; but, oftentimes, none of these things seems to be at the root of the problem. For, in many cases, one’s steps along a disadvantageous course seem voluntary, motivated by the prospect of some benefit, and performed in light of a correct understanding of the consequences of each step taken. As we have seen, dynamic choice theory makes it clear how such cases are possible.