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the quiet superpower of telling your impulses to take a number and wait.
means The ability to regulate your own impulses, emotions, and behavior, holding back from what you want now for the sake of something you want more.
from A transparent compound of "self" + "control." "Self" traces back to Old English "self," the same ancient Germanic root behind German "selb" and a cousin of words across the family. "Control" took a more roundabout road: from Anglo-Norman "contreroller," the act of checking accounts against a duplicate register — a "counter-roll" (Latin "contra" + "rotulus," a little wheel or scroll). So "control" literally meant double-checking the books. Bolt "self" to the front, and you get the idea of keeping your own ledger in order — auditing your impulses before they spend you.
- finite fuel
- some studies suggest willpower drains like a muscle
- marshmallow test
- kids resisting candy predicted later life outcomes
- prefrontal cortex
- the brain's brake pedal, last to fully mature
- app named
- a Mac tool literally blocks distracting sites cold
- glucose link
- low blood sugar weakens resolve, snacks restore it
ulysses app — macos app that blocks distracting websites for set periods, founded 2010
alcoholics anonymous — 12-step program founded 1935 to help people abstain from alcohol