Research on Self-Control

A 2011 survey found that 27 % of respondents identified alack of willpower as the primary factor keeping them from reaching their goals.
One study found that students who exhibited greater self-discipline had better grades, higher test scores, and were more likely to be admitted to a competitive academic program.
The study also found that when it came to academic success, self-control was a more important factor than IQ scores.
A health study found that people who were rated as having high levels of self-control during childhood continued to have high levels of physical and mental health in adulthood.
Research has found that self-control is a limited resource. In the long-term, exercising self-control tends to strengthen it.

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