Is self control overrated?
Whether you’re trying to lose weight, or wake up earlier, we’ll share with you the research behind self control.
You don’t need extremely high IQ to be successful, you need self-control.
Before we talk about the limitations of self control, we should first understand the benefits of controlling oneself.
Throughout our lives, there will be countless list of bad habits that we’ll need to overcome. For some of us, it could be quitting junk food. For others, it could be avoiding procrastination when you’re trying to learn a new skill. Here’s what research has found.
Researchers from University of Pennsylvania explored self-control in eighth-graders over the course of the school year. They gave students a task in which they had the option of receiving $1 immediately or waiting a week to receive $2.
What they found was interesting.
Students who decided to wait a week to receive $2 also had better attendance rates, test scores, and were more likely to attend better institutions. In other words, self control, was more important than IQ in academic…
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