...Willpower “The problem is not so much that we can foresee a future, but that we cannot see it clearly” (158). “The Willpower Instinct” by author Kelly McGonigal analyzes the different willpower challenges them being I Will, I Won't, and I Want. These three main willpower challenges will show the determination of how much progress we have to fulfill our goals along with taking self control. My willpower challenge is to be organized with my time management. To be more specific, I would like to stop procrastination and improve the quality of my work. The belief in one's self doubt and criticism will not help encourage them to reach toward their future accomplishments. The two minds that we have tend to not compromise with each other on what decision to make so we battle with ourselves giving in to temptation. Any progress to our goal is successful as long as we keep up with our perseverance and keep following the right path to a happy future. Receiving guidance and encouragement to motivate a person will make them feel like they have a back bone there for support. We should not remember our simple mistakes but to demolish them with a new encounterment if it occurs. Making wise decisions so our future selves won't receive the consequences and responsibilities. Self forgiveness is the key to guide us to let go of the guilty setbacks from the past and the underestimation of the present and future. The process to any ambition takes dedication and commitment to complete its journey...
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...Will is the power of conscious action or choice. Power is the ability to act; strength; control. Willpower is the will or strength to act; it is the strength to refrain from acting, in pursuit of a goal; it is strength to hold back from doing or saying something you could do or say; it is the strength of will to carry out one’s decisions, wishes or plans. Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is willing to stake its very own existence to the extent of its purpose. One good way to exercise your willpower is to do something because you have a reason to do it, not because you feel like doing it. “You don’t have to feel like it before you do something; you just need to have a reason to do that thing.” “I can’t” often means “I won’t”, even when you change “I won’t” to “I will” it is not enough because “I will” is not willpower but going ahead to do what you will is willpower. When we consider willpower, one thing that comes to mind is the strength of will or the strength of willpower. The strength of willpower is a measure of how often we exercise our willpower, how often we exercise the will to do or not to do something. Your willpower is like a muscle: exercising it can strengthen it. Anyone that exercises his/her willpower often has a strong willpower. You can build or develop willpower in several ways. One of such ways is by disciplining yourself to concentrate on a job or assignment until it is finished. It gives you an experience of self-control, and...
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...The past is dead. It is death dealing. The present matters. Nothing is so frustrating as to feel futureless in career. Or elsewhere, if the spirit of action descends on you, you do something more than pull at your chains, you break them! This is royal road to freedom and expression of personality. This is the real secret of will power. There are many misconceptions about the nature of will power. The worst among them is that "a great big will" is like a strong man's biceps: it sticks out for everybody to see. Absurd, in all reality, it is accepted by many as a psychological gospel. Actually, a man's will in his capacity for carrying out his determinations. In a real man, there is no doubt as to his ability in this respect. He can give himself time to form resolves, and to begin a line of action, but his conduct is never marked by indecision. He knows what to do, and does it. Why can a leader like Mahatma Gandhi hold on a policy through thick and thin, bearing terrible disappointments, enduring suffering and yet displaying unfailing perseverance? To say that he is of strong will is to give half the reason. The other half is this; that he had a mighty motive. Motive power enables each man to wait patiently so long as he kept his eyes on the distant goal. A strong- willed individual has been defined as one who works tenaciously for a remote good, while the weak-willed individual is continually turned aside by some momentary desire. The intensity with which remote good is pursued...
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...Self-Regulation and Willpower Instructions: Use this worksheet to reflect on self-regulation and willpower. Items with an asterisk require completion (*). 1. Summarize the main ideas from the video and article. Each summary should be at least three sentences. A. Video – “The Science of Willpower: An Interview with Kelly McGonigal”* According to Kelly, willpower is the ability to make a choices with your biggest goals even those choices are against your will. Your goal serves as your motivation for you to have the "I will" attitude. There might be hindrances that will stop you achieve your goal but your "I won't" power should be strengthened inorder to overcome your resisting impulses. Your "I will" power will be your motivation as to what do you want to be in the future. It will give you a sense to see your future self. Willpower is something you need if you really want something to change in your life even if you have to go through things that you're not interested. Instead of thinking of the things that you will go through towards your goal, you'll focus yourself on the bigger picture on what you will become when you achieve your ultimate goal. B. Article – “Academic Delay of Gratification, Motivation, and Self-regulated Learning Strategies”* This article is about the benefits of delay of gratification in your educational assignments. Most people wants or expects the results right away. Some students tend to stay on their task than to look for alternatives...
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...Self-Regulation and Willpower Instructions: Use this worksheet to reflect on self-regulation and willpower. Items with a blue asterisk require completion (*). 1. Summarize the main ideas from the video and article in one paragraph each. A. Video – “The Science of Willpower: An Interview with Kelly McGonagall”* The video for Week 2 Assignment is all about willpower and how it works. Having inner experiences and impulses and still directing the energy and attention to the things that matter the most to you. You have to know what you really want and not let the universe impose on you. You need to take action to have the ability to say yes to yourself. Willpower is like having three (3) powers I (will), I (wont), and I (want). I use me (will) and I (want) power the most and resist most of the temptations. I have self-compassion; I take small steps for small actions and get a bigger change. Sometimes we have to force ourselves to do things that we really don’t want to do but need to do. B. Article – “Academic Delay of Gratification, Motivation, and Self-regulated Learning Strategies”* 2. Using your own words define willpower and explain what it means to you.* What Willpower means to me is when you hold yourself back from doing something you may regret in the future. Having willpower is the ability to recognize when you’re about to do something that is inconsistent with your culture, values, and literally put on the I won’t brakes on and say I will. An example of...
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...Have you ever thought about how many times willpower has helped or played a part in our life.Many people say that willpower would help decide whether you’re more successful in the future.With this thought in mind many experimented with this theory by having children around the age of four test their willpower with marshmallows.This experiment starts with the kids being asked to sit in a room with one marshmallow in front of them.They are told that they can eat the marshmallow in front of them right now or they can wait for the person to come back and earn another marshmallow.This experiment was to test to see how many kids would eat the marshmallow and how many wouldn’t. The children who didn’t eat the marshmallow were said to have a more successful future than the ones who didn’t. While this experiment was attempted a few times there have been results that were similar and some different.I think that willpower plays a large role in success because it can help you focus,self-control,and also financially....
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... * Paragraph Two: Using your own words, define willpower and explain what it means to you. Discuss a time you used willpower to delay instant gratification. What happened? What were the results? How did you feel after? * Paragraph Three: Describe one situation that you are facing as a college student that requires willpower and explain how you will use your willpower to achieve academic success. The links to the video and article recommend very specific ways to use willpower. Identify at least two strategies from them that you can use to overcome the described situation that will allow you to achieve your academic goals. * Paragraph Four: Describe one situation that you are currently facing in another area of your life (personal or professional) that requires willpower and explain how you will use your willpower to achieve success. The links to the video and article recommend very specific ways to use willpower. Identify at least two strategies from them that you can use to overcome the described situation that will allow you to be successful. * Paragraph Five: Enrolling at Ashford University validates that education is one of your core values. Identify three of your educational goals that align with this core value. Explain how willpower encourages choices that are consistent with your three goals Course: PSY 202 Assignment: Week 2 Model Paper Start Date: Title: My thoughts on Self-Regulation and Willpower Paragraph One: Summarize the main ideas from...
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...seem illogical — if you decided to wait in the first place, why wouldn’t you wait the whole way through?” (Lerner) The results of the research gave him the answer: the point was that the children simply did not know how much time they were to wait until the adult returned. Kable thinks this small detail is highly important. When people know exactly what time they need to wait, each other minute makes them nearer to their goal. But, “if you don’t know anything about when the outcome will occur, the longer you wait the more you think you're getting farther and farther away from that outcome” (Lerner). Walter Mischel must have informed the children about the time of delay. In Mischel's test, it was uncertainty, not children's self-control or willpower, that played a crucial role, and under these circumstances self-control was not properly...
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...Jennifer Richardson PSY 202 Assignment week 2 Self-Regulation and Willpower Instructions: Use this worksheet to reflect on self-regulation and willpower. Items with an asterisk require completion (*). 1. Summarize the main ideas from the video and article. Each summary should be at least three sentences. A. Video – “The Science of Willpower: An Interview with Kelly McGonigal”* Will power is the most influential and necessary aspect of everyone because it instructs us on how to cope with short term enticement. While it leaves its effect on long-term goals of a person those are greatly interlinked with self-regulation perspectives. There are many aspects those guide to think and behave successfully and potentially. At the same time it follows the key discipline of self-regulation which effect on success progressively in appealing manners. Kelly McGonigal share how to formulate your life and goals that will help you think beyond immediate gratification. B. Article – “Academic Delay of Gratification, Motivation, and Self-regulated Learning Strategies”* McGonigal define will power as the ability to do what matters most even when its difficult or when some part of you dosent want to. The things that require will power pit those competing selves against each other. 2. Using your own words, define willpower and explain what it means to you in a complete paragraph of at least three sentences.* Will power is the primary power of every individual who can take benefit...
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...By reading the text chapter, the author explains about this famous person, David Blaine performing extraordinary feats with sheer willpower. It's remarkable to read about Blaine' determination and drives to carry out his achievements through devotion. He had long been a believer in the idea, a notion that willpower is a muscle that can be strengthened. He obtained this idea, partly, through the reading derived from the Victorian training of his childhood hero, Houdini, and partly from trial and error. Blaine went through such harsh ordeals just to meet his goals; he shows that we humans have greater potentials to do the impossible by training physically, and mentally with strong desires. During Blaine's childhood history, growing up in...
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...From the way we march to a well kept hair cut, military bearing is prevalent in every facet of military life, though military bearing is much deeper than just appearances; it is the cornerstone of any military career. Military bearing encompasses every facet of life in the military and can be applied to any situation. Military bearing itself is gleaned from several places such as, the articles of the UCMJ, The general orders, as well as our own Soldiers Creed. From these guidelines one can learn to conduct oneself on a daily basis, on and off duty. To fully understand military bearing in its entirety, one needs to examine the building blocks of military bearing. Honor, Courage, and Commitment are referenced anywhere one goes in the military, from the day one takes the oath to the day one retires from the service. Honor has many definitions, but one stands out and exemplifies military bearing; Doing the morally right action even when no one is watching, and the integrity that one takes upon oneself in order to responsibly carry out the orders of ones superiors. Courage is the Ability to stand up for ones beliefs and ethics that the army has instilled in them, despite the danger to oneself. Commitment is the dedication that is illustrated in the performance of each and every military member in the day to day duties in the army. Without one of the core values, the other values would not exist, and without the core values, military bearing would not exist. To army service members...
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...may emerge and relapsed for many times. According to investigations, there are around 25 millions of people in Japan got this illness and in Hong Kong also reaches almost 5 millions of people. What I am talking about now is not a cancer, not an AIDS. It’s a psychological illness -- the depression. Today I would like to share what I've learned about the affect of depression about the transformation of mood and willpower. People who got depression, most of times are in an obvious and persistent low mood. They lost interests of life and thinks that all the things need to do of life are missions, which is tough to accomplish. It was like, as Andrew Solomon said, the opposite of depression—the vitality of life, seems to seep away in that moment. Imagine that if a person finding his life is meaningless, without vitality, remaining painful and suffering. What would they do? After knowing how it changes a person’s mood, we’ll pass to the willpower. As the saying goes, willpower creates people, so to say the destruction of one’s willpower is also destroying one person. When self-abasement attacks a person directly, reducing his confidence and the person keep on blaming himself, all of these could disaggregate a person step by step. Here are one example, she's a poet named Maggie Robbins, who got major depressive disorder, said that she need to sing ’Where Have All The Flowers Gone’ over and over to blot out the thoughts of ‘you are nothing. You are nobody...
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...In the reading “Immunized against addiction” the main issue that face society on the topic of drugs and the treatment is the fact that many debate about the addiction being a disease or a “bad behavior that should be punished. The immunization that they discussed in the reading involves first time human tests of a cocaine vaccine. The cons and pros to the break-though are discussed, but one of the main positives is the fact that society will start understanding how addiction is a disease that changes the way the brain functions. Although, there are a few limitations to how far these vaccinations can help users with their addiction such as; users not being able to get the high they crave, treatment may take too long for users to handle and many...
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...Dillan Middlebrooks English 848 Chris Dowling 09/29/2014 Part of being human If there’s one thing that we all could use more of it would be self-control. Look at the least successful people you know and the most successful. The one thing that makes these two types of people different is their ability to do the right actions and do them continuously. Recently I read The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.it first explains that willpower is an instinct, like stress, that protects us from ourselves. Then the book goes through ways we sabotage our own willpower and she also gives strategies to improve your willpower. One thing that The Willpower Instinct made crystal clear was that everyone struggles in some way; it could be addiction, distractions, temptations, and procrastinating. Motivation is key to resist our short-term pleasures. “When you find your biggest want power…bring it to mind whenever you find yourself most tempted to give in or give up.”(75) Whenever you are on the verge of giving up you need to just remember where you want to be and it will help you get to your overall goal. The beginning of my senior year of high school I was 80 credits behind so I had to take seven classes the first semester, but I only passed half of those and then I had ten classes the final semester in order to graduate with three credits over the requirement. Along the way I had people telling me that I “could” and “couldn’t” graduate. I definitely wanted to just give...
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...Breakthrough begins with You! Damon Walton Breakthrough begins with You! Introduction Your next breakthrough begins with you! This book is about effecting a radical change in your life. Is about getting out the rut of the day to day life to go to the next level. I was one of the millions of people who needed a change in one's life. This book about providing a radical change in every aspect of life one has from the professional to the personal. What prompted me to write this book was based on life experiences I had with breakthroughs. I like most people, have a life where it consist of barriers and breakthroughs. I will talk about the common barriers we all face and how to break through them to achieve success in our daily lives. Some of you are wondering how I can help you and why me. To answer your first question, is to read the book. Read the following chapters with an open mind and don't pass judgment. The answer to the second question is that I applied the same advice to my life. Am I a celebrity, famous author, or a self-help guru? No, I am not but I am an ordinary person who effected change in my life through some radical yet common-sense principles. I am not writing this book to become a millionaire or to be famous in my right but effect change in our daily lives. We tend to listen to those who share a common background. Hopefully, my message will resonate with those who are looking for a breakthrough in their daily lives. We all are yearning...
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