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- Author: Kelly McGonigal
Highlights
the best way to improve your self-control is to see how and why you lose control. — location: 111
Self-knowledge—especially of how we find ourselves in willpower trouble—is the foundation of self-control. — location: 118
You can—and should—make yourself the subject of your own real-world study. — location: 132
Self-control is a better predictor of academic success than intelligence (take that, SATs), — location: 242
Without self-awareness, the self-control system would be useless. — location: 357
most of the time, we don’t even realize we’re making a choice. — location: 364
How can you control yourself if you aren’t even aware that there is something to control? — location: 367
When your mind is preoccupied, your impulses—not your long-term goals—will guide your choices. — location: 373
A short practice that you do every day is better than a long practice you keep putting off to tomorrow. — location: 469