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The creative lives of massively productive people like John Milton, Charles Dickens, Ludwig Beethoven and Edison follow strict daily routines. (i.e., when they would get up, when they would start work, when they would exercise and when they would relax). Peak productivity’s not about luck. It’s about devotion.[http://www.robinsharma.com/blog/09/become-the-most-productive-person-you-know][http://www.fastcodesign.com/3032874/infographic-of-the-day/the-daily-routines-of-26-of-historys-most-creative-minds]
 
The creative lives of massively productive people like John Milton, Charles Dickens, Ludwig Beethoven and Edison follow strict daily routines. (i.e., when they would get up, when they would start work, when they would exercise and when they would relax). Peak productivity’s not about luck. It’s about devotion.[http://www.robinsharma.com/blog/09/become-the-most-productive-person-you-know][http://www.fastcodesign.com/3032874/infographic-of-the-day/the-daily-routines-of-26-of-historys-most-creative-minds]
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=== Disciplined thinking ===
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCJqLVtgCqY&list=PLi6SPoxGbCqU1NbYR24hPsru_G_7TsNjI Disciplined thinking]
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*[http://www.standard.net/Success-Strategies/2014/10/15/Da-Vinci-s-seven-secrets-to-great-accomplishments Lack of self-discipline and integrity are great enemies]
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== Willpower ==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7K3nrLXEKc&list=PLOn-fuwMRtCYR7rVywooUsj1istZPRt5Y Willpower - video playlist]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5BXuZL1HAg&list=PL1d66cNsrwQsJfXPuQR1aqfWU545Q7vzt Kelly McGonigal - Willpower - playlist]
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==== Willpower Articles ====
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*[https://blog.bufferapp.com/willpower-and-the-brain-why-its-so-hard-to-avoid-temptation 6 ways to boost your willpower]
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*[http://www.fasttracktofreedombook.blogspot.com/ Fast track to freedom - Breaking bad habits]
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*[http://www.openculture.com/2014/01/the-science-of-willpower.html Science of willpower - Open culture]
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*[http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/life-strategies/inspiration-motivation/increase-your-willpower 5 ways to boost your willpower]
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*[http://io9.com/how-to-make-your-willpower-stronger-according-to-sci-1677999508 How to Make Your Willpower Stronger -- According to Science]
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*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/increase-willpower/ Increase willpower]
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*[http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-science-of-self-control-can-you-increase-your-willpower/ The Science of Self-Control: Can You Increase Your Willpower?]
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*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/good-thinking/201306/how-boost-your-willpower How to boost your willpower]
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*[http://www.ideafit.com/fitness-library/science-willpower-0 The Science of Willpower]
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*[http://blog.ted.com/the-science-of-willpower-kelly-mcgonigal-on-why-its-so-dang-hard-to-stick-to-a-resolution/ Kelly McGonigal on keeping resolutions/goals]
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==== Future self ====
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*[http://kellymcgonigal.com/sow/letter-from-your-future-self/ Writing letter to future self technique]
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 02:59, January 18, 2024

Self-Control is defined by the Meriam Dictionary as restraint exercised over one's own impulses, emotions, or desires".[1]

Self-control and the Holy Spirit

One of the fruits of the Holy Spirit.

The Fruits of the Holy Spirit are perfections that the Holy Spirit forms in us as the first fruits of eternal glory. The tradition of the Church lists twelve of them.

Religion and self-control

Engaging in virtuous behavior and quenching temptations to engage in immoral behavior requires self-control.

In the journal article Religion, self-regulation, and self-control: Associations, explanations, and implications, psychologists McCullough and Willoughby theorize that many of the positive links of religiousness with health and social behavior may be caused by religion's beneficial influences on self-control/self-regulation.[1][2] Furthermore, a 2012 Queen's University study published in Psychological Science found that religion replenishes self-control.[3][4]

Improving self-control methods and other 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."

It consists of three elements:

  1. I will – the ability to do what you need to do
  2. I won't – resisting temptation
  3. I want – Your goals and noble desires

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.[5][6]

Research of Andrew Newberg M.D. related to intense prayer

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.[7][8][9]

Self- control via habits: Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII) =

Videos: Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII)

Self-control via daily routines

The creative lives of massively productive people like John Milton, Charles Dickens, Ludwig Beethoven and Edison follow strict daily routines. (i.e., when they would get up, when they would start work, when they would exercise and when they would relax). Peak productivity’s not about luck. It’s about devotion.[2][3]

Disciplined thinking

Willpower

Willpower Articles

Future self

See also

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications
  2. ↑ Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications
  3. ↑ Religion Replenishes Self-Control, Psychological Science, June 2012 vol. 23 no. 6 635-642, Kevin Rounding, Albert Lee, Jill A. Jacobson and Li-Jun Ji at Queen’s University
  4. ↑ Study finds religion helps us gain self-control
  5. ↑ Neurobiology of Spirituality, E. Mohandas, M.D.
  6. ↑ The Psychology of Mindfulness, Digested
  7. ↑ How Prayer Affects the Brain
  8. ↑ How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist
  9. ↑ 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
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