Meditation
This has been proved as one of the useful ways to increase the reserve of willpower thereby boosting our self-control. The brain adapts to exercise as muscle does, so meditation increases the blood flow to the prefrontal contex. This helps self management and works effectively for self-control.
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And it doesn’t take a lifetime of practice—brain changes have been observed after eight weeks of brief daily meditation training. – McGonigal added.
Remove Temptation
You can set boundaries, ditch the bad influences by keeping off anything that makes you fall at your weak points. Such as, removing your cell phone and any other gadgets of such from your desk if you want to improve your focus while working.
Use Penalties
A 2000 Trope and Fishbach research on self-imposed penalties found that self-induced threat of purnishment makes people to act in achieving their long term goals.
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We can’t just keep on promising ourselves reward for good behavior. It’s time to fight the bad behavior.
Pronounce some Self-affirmations
As stated in a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, you can display self control when you are running out by the use of some self-affirmations. Pronounce the the phrase “I don’t” which has been proven to be more effective than “I can’t.”
Every time you tell yourself “I can’t,” you’re creating a feedback loop that is a reminder of your limitations. This terminology indicates that you’re forcing yourself to do something you don’t want to do.
More self affirmations are: “I am fully in control of myself.” “I am the maser of my life.” “Self-control is fun and pleasure.”
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