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When people are asked to do something that takes self-control, if they think they are doing it for personal reasons… it’s much less taxing. – Mark Muraven
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…psychologists have discovered that self-control is an exhaustible resource.
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The bigger the change you’re suggesting, the more it will sap people’s self-control.
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When psychologists isolate the personal qualities that predict ‘positive outcomes’ in life, they consistently find two traits: intelligence and self-control.
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…most major problems, personal and social, center on failure of self-control…
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Self-control is a vital strength and key to success in life.
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…self-control comes in [to resist temptation], and that’s why it makes the difference between success and failure in just about every aspect of life.
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Ultimately, self-control lets you relax because it removes the stress and enables you to conserve willpower for the important challenges.
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…self-control is tied into the body’s rhythms and the fluctuations in its energy supply.
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Adults routinely shortchange themselves on sleep, and the result is less self-control.
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