NYTimes好文: Tighten Your Belt, Strengthen Your Mind

人腦怎麼面對壓抑的慾望？ 克制慾望和血糖有什麼關係？

為什麼人在壓力大的時候愛買東西, 或以吃來解壓？

物價上漲, 勒緊褲帶縮減開支也可以一道強化自己的意志力.

那我勒？如文章所提, 用左手刷牙招喚willpower好了.

累了嗎？賞自己一顆糖吃.

一則有趣的文章 :Tighten Your Belt, Strengthen Your Mind

"The brain has a limited capacity for self-regulation, so exerting willpower in one area often leads to backsliding in others. The good news, however, is that practice increases willpower capacity, so that in the long run, buying less now may improve our ability to achieve future goals — like losing those 10 pounds we gained when we weren’t out shopping."
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"Exerting self-control lowers blood sugar, which reduces the capacity for further self-control. People who drink a glass of lemonade between completing one task requiring self-control and beginning a second one perform equally well on both tasks, while people who drink sugarless diet lemonade make more errors on the second task than on the first. Foods that persistently elevate blood sugar, like those containing protein or complex carbohydrates, might enhance willpower for longer periods."
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"Whatever the explanation, consistently doing any activity that requires self-control seems to increase willpower — and the ability to resist impulses and delay gratification is highly associated with success in life."