Self Control and Willpower
Content from Personal Growth
Self-Control Articles
| Name | Tags | Status | WC | AI summary | Article URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Belief in the Power of Will]] | Delusion, Mindset, Self-control | Draft | 514 | Power of will, self-control, mindset, belief in abilities, impact of perception on self-regulation | |
| [[Writing/Drafts/Saying is Believing]] | Delusion, Self-control | Draft | 1099 | ||
| [[Trait vs State Self-control]] | Self-control | Draft | 1776 | ||
| [[Momentary Control vs Preparation]] | Self-control | 552 | |||
| [[Self-control and Hard Work]] | Self-control | Draft | 563 | ||
| [[Willpower is a Skill Issue]] | Mindset, Self-control | Draft | 276 | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/desc.12905 | |
| [[Just Do It]] | Mindset, Self-control | Edited | 702 | And the failure of short term interventions | |
| [[Styles of Effort]] | Self-control | Draft | 150 | ||
| [[Do Not Mistake Short Term Success with Habit]] | Self-control | Draft | 269 |
- Is it real? Yes
- What affects it? Locus of control, belief, motivation, stress, self-compassion,
- How does the average person think about it? They view self-control as our ability to exert control during moments of temptation
- How do researchers think about it? They break self-control into a few subcategories. Yes, momentarily resisting temptation is one, but so is the ability to construct a life where temptation is avoided altogether.
- Where does research land today? Against the strength model. Nothing has really taken its place yet as a new wave of research seeks to define what self-control is?
- How did philosophers think about it?
- What the world gets wrong about the marshmallow test
Article ideas
- What replaces the strength model?
- Vibes?
- Planning for Failure
- What’s the worst that could happen
- The Most Important Lesson About Marshmallows
- Motives impact on Willpower