Develop Your Willpower Muscle - The Will To Change
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Develop Your Willpower Muscle

Module 2 of The Willpower Program

Develop Your Willpower Muscle

Willpower is like a muscle. The more we exercise it, the more capable it becomes. Neuroscience research has shown that consistently practicing one or more of the interventions below, will result in a larger and better connected area of the brain that supports our willpower.

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The five interventions below will help you boost your Willpower Muscle:

 

1. Nutrition
2. Exercise
3. Stress management
4. Sleep
5. Willpower Practice

 

The First four interventions are described in our Wellness Program. Click here to read more.

 

Research:

 

Professor Roy Baumeister of Florida State University, conducted extensive research showing that frequently flexing your Willpower Muscle will help you develop a stronger, more capable, and more resilient willpower.

 

A study by Mark Muraven of the University of Albany, showed that participants who practiced self-control exercises, were able to perform much better in subsequent tests that required high cognitive skills.

 

Practice Guidelines:

 

To flex your willpower muscle, choose 2 or 3 simple new routines that you are likely to conquer and habitualize. Practice them at every opportunity for at least 8 weeks until they become fully automatic behaviors. Then select new routines to work on. Examples include: moving the computer mouse to the non-dominant hand; brushing your teeth with your non-dominant hand; adopting a new time saving routine; or adopting a new daily planning routine.

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