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Article: “The Best Way to Exercise Self-Control is Not to Exercise It At All”

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May 17, 2020 by Laverl Z Williamson

Are those cookies calling your name? Maybe you’ll eat just one… or two? Did you just eat the whole box? Self-control failures are a common, everyday occurrence. This article explains the psychology behind self-control and why reductive strategies may be more effective than trying to overpower temptation on our own.

Learn more at psyche.co.