Posts Tagged: Self-Control

Psychology Update — TEDMED – Talk Details – Why do our brains get addicted?

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TITLE TEDMED – Talk Details – Why do our brains get addicted?   DESCRIPTION From the TedMed Talk Site This includes a 16 minute Ted Talk by Dr. Volkow. “Neuroscientist Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the NIH, will apply a lens of addiction to the obesity epidemic. “We already… Read more »

Psychology Update — What you need to know about willpower: The psychological science of self-control

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TITLE What you need to know about willpower: The psychological science of self-control   DESCRIPTION What an excellent series of articles that flow together to provide a broad picture of our commonly used concept of “will power.”   When the term is discussed it is often used synonymously as “determination, drive, resolve, self-discipline, self-control.”  There… Read more »