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Self-Control

Self-Control

One of the great ironies about self-control is that those who want it the most tend to have the least. Worse, wanting more self-control actually reduces it!

Do not despair, though, self-control can be boosted by talking to yourself, keeping busy and feeling grateful.

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Fascinating New Insights About Self Control

  • Inner talk helps to organise our thoughts and control impulsive behaviour.
  • Self-control is linked to aging more slowly. People who are better able to control their thoughts, feelings and behaviours have biologically younger brains.
  • People whose fathers played with them mor...

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Fascinating New Insights About Self Control

  • Inner talk helps to organise our thoughts and control impulsive behaviour.
  • Self-control is linked to aging more slowly. People who are better able to control their thoughts, feelings and behaviours have biologically younger brains.
  • People whose fathers played with them mor...

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 ...

Why Multitasking Weakens Our Self-Control

Multitasking makes us better at being distracted and weakens self-control.

  • Research shows that multitasking undermines performance, increases mistakes, and prevents deep learning.
  • The more we multitask, the worse we tend to be at it.
  • Multitasking undermines our abil...

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