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Importance of self-control in everyday life
- Research has shown better self-control means a healthier and happier person.
- Good academic performance with better grades, higher scores...more important than IQ scores.
- Improved lifelong physical and mental health.
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Be partial to cool over the hot system of willpower
- Willpower's cool system is a rational, thoughtful, & consequence-aware part that helps us look for healthy distractions to keep the mind engaged,
- The hot system is emotional, impulsive, and encourages rash actions without considering long-term effect...
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What is self-control
- Willpower, determination, discipline, and fortitude.
- The ability to regulate your response to avoid undesirable behavior and successfully achieve long-term goals.
- Being able to avoid temptations to achieve goals.
- The capacity to delay gratification an...
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Tips by psychologists to improve self-control
- Avoid temptation by finding a healthy distraction to take your mind off of it.
- Plan ahead to improve willpower and be ready with a solution,
- Practice. Think of self-control as a muscle...the more regularly you use it, the str...
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Use self-control wisely
Since it has been scientifically proven that we have a limited stash of self-control, use it wisely.
The key is to practice it often...exercise it like a muscle to strengthen and improve over time.
Tip: Begin with delaying gratification, put off short...
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Research on Self-Control
- A 2011 survey found that 27 % of respondents identified a lack 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 ...
Self Control
People having a high level of self-control experience better relationships and have higher achievement levels. Lack of self-control is associated with social conflict and low-grade academic performance.
Example: While following a diet regime, a person spends a lot of willpower the whol...
Emotional Intelligence in your professional life
IQ is usually what we think determines success. But Goleman’s research led him to believe that EQ, emotional intelligence, is just as, if not more important, to find happiness.
For example, in the world of business and careers, students with higher levels of empathy seem to get bett...
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