Roy Baumeister

Willpower

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  • Дмитрий Карпенкоhas quoted4 years ago
    Write or nothing. It’s the same principle as keeping order in a school. If you make the pupils behave, they will learn something just to keep from being bored. I find it works. Two very simple rules, a. you don’t have to write. b. you can’t do anything else. The rest comes of itself.”
  • Дмитрий Карпенкоhas quoted4 years ago
    The Nothing Alternative (and Other Tricks of Offense)
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    The secret of my incredible energy and efficiency in getting work done is a simple one,” Benchley wrote. “The psychological principle is this: anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment.”
  • Дмитрий Карпенкоhas quoted4 years ago
    Vice delayed may turn out to be vice denied.
  • Дмитрий Карпенкоhas quoted4 years ago
    The Power of Positive Procrastination
  • Дмитрий Карпенкоhas quoted4 years ago
    Don’t Forget the Basics (like Changing Your Socks)
  • Дмитрий Карпенкоhas quoted4 years ago
    Make a To-Do List—or at Least a To-Don’t List
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    Parkinson’s Law: Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion
  • Дмитрий Карпенкоhas quoted4 years ago
    Pick Your Battles
  • Дмитрий Карпенкоhas quoted4 years ago
    So when it comes to food, never say never. When the dessert cart arrives, don’t gaze longingly at forbidden treats. Vow that you will eat all of them sooner or later, but just not tonight. In the spirit of Scarlett O’Hara, tell yourself: Tomorrow is another taste.
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