#thewillpowerinstinct

[letmecaffeinate]

27/5

bought my first bullet journal today and really scared to open it up because im not really artsy 😩

also started reading The Willpower Instinct by Dr Kelly Mcgonigal and its quite interesting!

gonna try to read some more of Stanislavksis works later on today and maybe crack open my bullet journal ✌️

[cartoonistiranus]

Read a #book a week #readabookaweek #thewillpowerinstinct #kellymcgonigal very practical advice, solid in scientific research on #willpower #challenges to our #attention ranging from #selfconfidence #dieting (she actually cites research that says it DOES NOT work and cause more weight gain!) dealing with #lifepressures by checking out and giving into #temptations #TV #drugs #food #riskybehaviors Eye opening book based a course she taught at #stanford perfect for a #coach #speaker #teacher #parent like myself #kavehadel #author #coach #dentist #graphicnovelist #cartoonist #presekacoaching #perseka

[endiarmanto]

Ke-sadaran diri adalah satu "jati diri" yang selalu dapat diandalkan untuk membantu kita melakukan hal-hal yang sulit. #thewillpowerinstinct#kellymcgonigal

[theslightlypsychicpaper]

Taking Away My Moral-License

I've come to realize that most of my daily battles are due to what psychologists have dubbed moral licensing.  It's the tendency for a person to "treat" themselves to something bad, or self-destructive because they've done something good.  It's the extra scoop of ice cream you allow yourself because you went to the gym.  It's buying that expensive trinket because you invested in your retirement.  And, what I'm most guilty of, procrastinating on my studies because I was able to finish one small, insignificant assignment.  One step forward, two steps back.  

Fortunately, psychologists have found a means to counteract this: stop labeling your goals as "good" and "bad" and try to focus on why you are doing what you are doing.  As always, this is easier said than done.  We were all raised in this dichotomy: accomplish your goal, you did a good thing and deserve a reward.  The aforementioned "two-steps back" examples are hardly rewarding, but how we label them impels us to do something about it.  So what is the solution?  I'm hoping this is.  

It's been a while since I've truly looked into the "why" of my current state.  It's been 8 months since my first post and I've been pondering what I've wanted to do with this space, and now I think I've found it.  I hope writing here on a regular basis will force me to put my daily hell into perspective and help steer me through this degree.  I hope that by forcing myself to recalibrate to the "big picture" more consistently, I'll be less prone to go off-course.  Help me tumblr, universe!  You're my only hope.