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Willpower:
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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Willpower:
…willpower, like a muscle, becomes fatigued from overuse but can also be strengthened over the long term through exercise.
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Willpower:
…most major problems, personal and social, center on failure of self-control…
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Willpower:
Self-control is a vital strength and key to success in life.
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Willpower:
…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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Willpower:
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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Willpower:
Emotional control is uniquely difficult because you generally can’t alter your mood by an act of will.
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Willpower:
You can change what you think about or how you behave, but you can’t force yourself to be happy.
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Willpower:
…self-control is tied into the body’s rhythms and the fluctuations in its energy supply.
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Willpower:
Adults routinely shortchange themselves on sleep, and the result is less self-control.
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