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    It is not the case that An agent whose desires are properly ordered by practical reason experiences imperfect duty fulfillment as motivationally harmonious, not effortful self-mastery.

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    • 1.Many morally mature agents report that imperfect duties remain effortful despite proper rational ordering—suggesting effort isn't eliminable.
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    • 2.The distinction between 'harmonious motivation' and 'effortful mastery' may conflate motivational smoothness with the actual cognitive work required.
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    • 3.Imperfect duties allow discretion in timing and means; this latitude itself suggests practical reason doesn't resolve motivational difficulty universally.
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    • 1.Practical reason properly integrates desires into a coherent value hierarchy, eliminating internal conflicts that cause effortful struggle.
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    • 2.When desires align with reasoned judgments about the good, fulfilling them constitutes authentic self-expression rather than constraint.
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    • 3.Imperfect duties (like developing talents) feel motivationally harmonious when the agent recognizes them as expressions of their refined character.
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