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→Improving self-control methods and research
== Improving self-control methods and research ==
== Improving self-control methods and research ==
=== Kelly McGonigal ===
Kelly McGonigal defines willpower as "the ability to do what you really want to do when part of you really doesn’t want to do it."
Kelly McGonigal defines willpower as "the ability to do what you really want to do when part of you really doesn’t want to do it."
McGonigal recommends increasing willpower though getting proper sleep, exercise and nutrition. Engaging in mindfulness and meditation. Meditation can increase the prefrontal cortex part of the brain which is a center of the brain key to willpower.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3190564/ Neurobiology of Spirituality], E. Mohandas, M.D.</ref><ref>[http://digest.bps.org.uk/2015/06/the-psychology-of-mindfulness-digested.html The Psychology of Mindfulness, Digested]</ref>
McGonigal recommends increasing willpower though getting proper sleep, exercise and nutrition. Engaging in mindfulness and meditation. Meditation can increase the prefrontal cortex part of the brain which is a center of the brain key to willpower.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3190564/ Neurobiology of Spirituality], E. Mohandas, M.D.</ref><ref>[http://digest.bps.org.uk/2015/06/the-psychology-of-mindfulness-digested.html The Psychology of Mindfulness, Digested]</ref>
=== Research of Andrew Newberg M.D. ===
Research indicates that 12 minutes of daily intense prayer over an eight week period can change the brain to such a degree that it can be measured on a brain scan. This method of prayer appears to increase activity in brain areas associated with social interaction and compassion/thoughtfulness. In addition, it increases frontal lobe activity as focus and intentionality increase.<ref>[http://drleaf.com/blog/how-prayer-affects-the-brain/ How Prayer Affects the Brain]</ref><ref>[http://www.amazon.com/How-Changes-Your-Brain-Neuroscientist/dp/0345503422 How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist]</ref><ref>How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist– March 23, 2010 by Andrew Newberg M.D, Mark Robert Waldman. Pages 26,27</ref>
== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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