Self-Control

December 2024

• Dec 26, 2024ConceptsEgo Depletion: Is Willpower a Limited Resource?The radish-and-cookies study launched a willpower theory that now faces a replication crisis.18 MIN5.6k
• Dec 7, 2024ConceptsHyperbolic Discounting: Why the Present Always WinsRichard Thaler found that people prefer $15 now over $20 in a month, but are indifferent between $15 in a year and $20 in 13 months.27 MIN7.7k

January 2024

• Jan 9, 2024ConceptsHow Willpower Works: The Science of Self-ControlWillpower is not a character trait: it's a set of cognitive mechanisms that can be understood, managed, and improved.14 MIN4.6k

November 2023

• Nov 18, 2023ConceptsWhat Is Decision Fatigue and Its EffectsWhat is decision fatigue? Explore the science behind why making too many choices degrades decision quality, from the Danziger judges study to the...14 MIN6.9k
• Nov 14, 2023ConceptsInsights on the Effectiveness of WillpowerDoes willpower actually work? Explore the rise, fall, and partial revival of self-control science - from Baumeister's ego depletion to Hagger's...13 MIN7.7k

August 2022

• Aug 10, 2022ConceptsWhat Science Reveals About WillpowerWillpower research has been upended by replication failures. Learn what the science actually says about self-control, ego depletion, and how to...15 MIN5.2k