To Boost Self-Control & Creativity

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To Boost Self-Control, Surround Yourself With People Who Already Have Good Self-Control: Study

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5 indulgences that actually boost self-control :

Willpower diminishes as the day wears on, but anything that reduces stress, boosts your mood, or recharges your energy can also reboot your stores of self-control.

The following 5 strategies may look like temptations and distractions, but think of them as strategic indulgences.

Help your willpower bounces back by giving it a break!


- Reality Television
- A snack
- Youtube
- An afternoon nap
- A simple espresso

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Facebook Study: Social Network May Boost Self-Esteem, Shrink Self-Control

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How To Have More Self Control :  Look At The Big Picture

Thinking about the big picture instead of the little steps required along the way can help to give us the self-control we need to reach a goal, according to new research.

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Coffee shops boost creativity


Is it possible coffee shops make people more creative because of the noise levels? 
For abstract thinking, maybe:


"...a level of ambient noise typical of a bustling coffee shop or a television playing in a living room, about 70 decibels, enhanced performance [on tasks that required abstract thinking] compared with the relative quiet of 50 decibels.

A higher level of noise, however, about 85 decibels, roughly the noise level generated by a blender or a garbage disposal, was too distracting, the researchers found."