Want to stop snacking at work (or at home)? Just wear a custom-printed T-shirt with this unique motivational text on it!

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Background:

Some workplaces provide snacks for their employees, and employees frequently find it very difficult to avoid constantly snacking on these delicious treats.

The Issue:

It is hard to avoid snacking, especially when snacks are free.

Proposal:

The solution is simple (Figure 1): just wear a shirt that says “I’ll give you $20 if you see me eating {list of forbidden foods here}!” (And then, if you get caught snacking, you have to actually pay up, of course.)

Fig. 1: This shirt should help reduce the amount of junk food consumed by the wearer, thanks to the unique blend of social pressure / financial pressure that it causes.

Conclusion:

For maximum effect, snack-avoiders should probably buy at least 5 of these—one for each day of the week.

PROS: May reduce snacking and increase health.

CONS: The wearer may instead become extremely hungry / angry / “hangry.” This may have an overall-negative impact to their place of employment and/or society as a whole.

Originally published 2025-06-16.