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2 Reasons Self-Control and Forgiveness Go Hand-in-Hand

Neil Petersen — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:45:41 +0000

Forgive and forget? Easier said than done, but also easier to do if you have high levels of self-control, it turns out. Previous psychology studies have repeatedly pointed to a link between people’s levels of self-control and their capacity for forgiveness. That link appears to be especially strong when “forgiveness” is seen in terms of…

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Helping Others Is a Link Between Self-Control and Life Satisfaction

Neil Petersen — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 23:22:45 +0000

Last week, I wrote about the health and mental health benefits of volunteering. Today brings us another study on the theme of helping others being a good way to help yourself. If all this talk about the benefits of helping others is starting to sound a little preachy, don’t blame the messenger! It just happens…

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How Much of Self-Control Is Genetic?

Neil Petersen — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 22:58:44 +0000

We each strike a different balance between following our impulses and second-guessing them. The amount of self-control we have can factor into how well we do in school, or how likely we are to develop addictive behaviors. For this reason, psychologists are keen on understanding where our individual differences in self-control come from. Front and…

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