Why do we know what is good for us and still choose what harms us?

This source-based essay from From Sinai to Everyday Life explores the question: Why do we know what is good for us and still choose what harms us? The canonical Hebrew article develops the theme through Torah sources and reflection on everyday life. This localized discovery layer preserves the meaning and identity of source unit MS-NITZAVIM-003; it does not turn metaphors, pastoral reflections, or source-reported statements into new halakhic, medical, psychological, legal, historical, political, scientific, or empirical claims.