self-control - Concepts

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Total concepts: 9

Concepts

Akrasia - Acting against one's better judgment - knowing what's best but doing otherwise.
Present Bias - The tendency to disproportionately prefer immediate rewards over larger future rewards.
Self-Discipline - The ability to do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.
Self-Regulation - The ability to control our own behavior and emotional responses, including calming ourselves when upset and adapting to changes.
Sophrosyne - The Greek virtue of moderation, self-control, and temperance.
Top-Down Attention - Voluntary attention directed by goals, intentions, and conscious choice.
Ulysses Contract - A pre-commitment device where you bind your future self to a decision made in a moment of clarity.
Urge Surfing - Riding out cravings or urges mindfully without acting on them, watching them rise and fall like waves.
Willpower as Muscle - The model that willpower can be strengthened through exercise and depleted through use.