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by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on October 30, 2010
Continuing on the theme of using will-power as a strategy for behavioral change — I grew up on the Little Engine that Could. Perhaps it helps children climb mountains and surmount obstacles. This article suggests, however, that if you attempt to do more than is reasonable, if you think you can avoid temptation all the [...]
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by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on October 29, 2010
One of the themes this week has been that “will power” is not a very effective strategy in behavioral change. It is much better to plan specific, individually tailored-strategies that take into account the task at hand and one’s personality characteristics. This research from Australia suggest that one strategy is to visualize something other than [...]
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