The inspiration behind our namesake comes from the story of Ulysses and the sirens. As you may recall from Homer’s ancient tale, Ulysses knew that if he allowed himself to respond to the tempting calls of the Sirens, he would follow them (thereby leading himself and his crew to a sure death). To avoid this dreadful fate, he had his sailors tie him to the mast of his ship and put wax in their ears so that they could not hear the sirens. He ordered them to pull out their swords and attack him if he tried to remove himself from the mast. Ulysses protected himself from temptation by making it impossible to take action when temptation appeared. He didn’t have to summon his willpower to resist because giving in was not an option.