According to many researchers, philosophers, theologians, neurologists and psychologists you don’t do a lot of the things that you know you should do. You probably already know that intuitively, but here are a few links that will give you a better understanding of this phenomenon.
The Science of Thinking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBVV8pch1dM
Predictably Unpredictable: Why We Don't Act Like We Should
https://www.npr.org/2017/10/23/559581601/predictably-unpredictable-why-we-dont-act-like-we-should
Neural mechanisms underlying social conformity in an ultimatum game
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3872043/
A new documentary chronicles the lives of triplets separated at birth in a controversial study — here's how scientists continue to use twins in research
https://www.businessinsider.com/three-identical-strangers-twin-studies-nature-vs-nurture-2018-7
Why We Struggle To Change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Uq6HvUf2A&feature=youtu.be
King David Struggling with Sin
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+7&version=NLT
How to let go of being a "good" person — and become a better person
Willpower Doesn't Work
https://www.amazon.com/Willpower-Doesnt-Work-Discover-Success-ebook/dp/B073P421QC
The Mind Of The Village
https://www.npr.org/2018/03/09/591895426/the-mind-of-the-village-understanding-our-implicit-biases
The Psychology of Self-Sabotage and Resistance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPIsRwf5Mmc&feature=youtu.be
What Twins Can Tell Us About Who We Are
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/21/705487258/what-twins-can-tell-us-about-who-we-are
You aren't at the mercy of your emotions -- your brain creates them | Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gks6ceq4eQ
When Emotions Are Contagious | Invisibilia | NPR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW1PH6B9p20
Guy Winch, PhD: "Emotional First Aid" | Talks At Google
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBqoA1V6Fgg&feature=youtu.be