The Complete Guide to Self-Control
Indulge now and pay the price later? Or wait a little and reap bigger rewards in the future? Many of life’s biggest challenges come down to a simple trade off. Self-control isn’t easy. But it is possible to make it easier. In this guide, I’ve teamed up with cognitive science PhD student Jakub Jilek for another complete guide to understand the science of willpower and discipline. Like research-based complete guides like this one? Be sure to check out our other complete guides. This article is more like a short book than a blog post. As a result, it may be something you’d prefer to download and read (or perhaps listen to on your commute. Sign up for my newsletter below, and I’ll give you a link to get it as a PDF book, audio recording or MOBI file: Table of Contents Self-Control What is Self-Control? Success and Self-Control Happiness and Self-Control Is Your Self-Control Limited? The Ego-Depletion Model Biological Limits to Self-Control Evolution and Self-Contro...