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FindCenterThese three skills—self-awareness, self-care, and remembering what matters most—are the foundation for self-control.

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FindCenterThere is a secret for greater self-control, the science points to one thing: the power of paying attention.

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FindCenterWhen your mind is preoccupied, your impulses—not your long-term goals—will guide your choices.

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FindCenterNeuroscientists have discovered that when you ask the brain to meditate, it gets better not just at meditating, but at a wide range of self-control skills, including attention, focus, stress management, impulse control, and self-awareness.

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FindCenterYou need to recognize when you’re making a choice that requires willpower; otherwise, the brain always defaults to what is easiest.

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FindCenterWhile we all have the capacity to do harder things, we also have the desire to do exactly the opposite.

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FindCenterSimply put: Whenever we have conflicting desires, being good gives us permission to be a little bit bad.

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FindCenterIf the only thing motivating your self-control is the desire to be a good enough person, you’re going to give in whenever you’re already feeling good about yourself.

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FindCenterIn the quest for self control, the usual weapons we wield against ourselves—guilt, stress, and shame—don’t work. People who have the greatest self-control aren’t waging self-war. They have learned to accept and integrate these competing selves.

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