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Willpower
Why do we face so many situations in our everyday life in which it is so hard to motivate ourselves or to resist temptation? We might well lack willpower. In the first episode of Trains of Thoughts, we discuss the importance of willpower and go through a checklist of steps on how to strengthen our willpower to reach our goals.
Find the transcript of this episode here:https://trainsofthoughtspod.com/e/01-willpower/
A video of the famous marshmallow experiment can be found here:The Marshmallow Experiment – Instant Gratification, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo4WF3cSd9Q
Further interesting papers:
Baumeister, R. and Tierney, J. (2011). Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. New York: Penguin Press.
Duckworth, A. (2011). The significance of self-control. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(7), 2639–2640. Link: https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/108/7/2639.full.pdf
Zhao, Z., and Hou, J. (2009). The study on psychological capital development of intrapreneurial team. International Journal of Psychological Studies, 1(2), 35.
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By trainsofthoughtspod.comWhy do we face so many situations in our everyday life in which it is so hard to motivate ourselves or to resist temptation? We might well lack willpower. In the first episode of Trains of Thoughts, we discuss the importance of willpower and go through a checklist of steps on how to strengthen our willpower to reach our goals.
Find the transcript of this episode here:https://trainsofthoughtspod.com/e/01-willpower/
A video of the famous marshmallow experiment can be found here:The Marshmallow Experiment – Instant Gratification, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo4WF3cSd9Q
Further interesting papers:
Baumeister, R. and Tierney, J. (2011). Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. New York: Penguin Press.
Duckworth, A. (2011). The significance of self-control. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(7), 2639–2640. Link: https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/108/7/2639.full.pdf
Zhao, Z., and Hou, J. (2009). The study on psychological capital development of intrapreneurial team. International Journal of Psychological Studies, 1(2), 35.