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1、HowtoImproveYourWillpower“Theonequalitywhichsetsoneapartfromanother–thekeywhichliftsonetoeveryaspirationwhileothersarecaughtupinthemireofmediocrity–isnottalent,formaleducation,norintellectualbrightness;itisself-discipline. Withself-discipline,allthingsarepossible. Without
2、it,eventhesimplestgoalcanseemliketheimpossibledream.”—TheodoreRoosevelt,fromTheSkinnyonWillpowerbyJimRandelSelf-discipline,orwhatismorecommonlycalledwillpower,isanimportantcomponentinthetraitsthatarerequiredtoachievelongtermgoalssuchashardwork,determination,andperseveranc
3、e. Thesearebeingwrappedupinatraitthatpsychologyresearchersarecallinggrit.“InaseriesofprovocativenewstudiesattheUniversityofPennsylvania,researchersfindthatthegrittyaremorelikelytoachievesuccessinschool,workandotherpursuits—perhapsbecausetheirpassionandcommitmenthelpthemen
4、duretheinevitablesetbacksthatoccurinanylong-termundertaking.Inotherwords,it’snotjusttalentthatmattersbutalsocharacter.“Unlessyou’reagenius,Idon’tthinkthatyoucaneverdobetterthanyourcompetitorswithoutaqualitylikegrit,”saysMartinE.P.Seligman.”—PeterDoskochGritgoesbeyondwillp
5、ower,butwillpowerisanecessarycomponentofgrit. Inaddition,willpoweriscriticalinmanyshorttermgoalsanddailyactivitiesthatdon’trequirelargeamountsofgrit.“Thereisnothingthatmattersmoreingoalaccomplishmentthantheabilitytoresisttheurgetogiveintolittlevoicesthattellusthatit’sokay
6、toquitwhenthegoinggetstough…Thekeytosuccesswithanygoalistowithstandtemptationandpersistthroughdiscomfort.”–CarolineAdamsYourWillpowerisLimitedResearchhasclearlydemonstratedthatwillpowerisalimitedresource. Whenyouexercisedeliberatecontroltosuppressurges,suppressthoughts,ma
7、kedecisions,resisttemptations,orsummonthewilltodosomething,youaredepletingalimitedsupply. Havingusedupsomeofthatsupply,youwillfinditmoredifficulttosummonwillpowerinthenextsituationinwhichyouneedit.Sleepseemstorefreshyoursupplyofyourwillpowermuchlikeitrefreshesothermentalr
8、esources. Therearealsoindicationsthatexerciseandmeditationincreaseyouroverallwillpowercapacity.
