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fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

How Our Morals Might Get in the Way of Behavior Change

In the 1960s and 70s, researchers showed that while people's actions are heavily influenced by the context around them, we tend to explain behavior by focusing on internal traits. This tendency, for example, to say someone was rude because they are a rude person, rather than because they were in a stressful situation, is called the Fundamental Attribution Error. We pay less attention to the context and attribute behavior to the content of a person's character.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

What if We've Misunderstood Willpower All Along?

Willpower isn't merely a trait of grit or grit, but rather an alignment with flow, intuition, and the natural world, facilitating a deeper connection to resilience.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Feeling Behind? 17 Lifehacks for Beating Chronic Laziness | HackerNoon

Willpower is essential for happiness and achieving life goals; without it, laziness dominates.
Smart drugs can enhance willpower effectively and quickly.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

No Willpower Needed: Proven Techniques to Boost Self-Control

Self-control is vital for bridging immediate desires and long-term goals.
Automating behaviors and building habits facilitates effortless self-control.
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