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Self-control requires keeping the big picture in mind. Better stress management is one of the most important things you can do to improve your willpower. Stress encourages you to focus on immediate, short-term goals and outcomes. When your mind is preoccupied, your impulses – not your long-term goals – will guide your choices. Many temporary states – like being drunk, sleep-deprived or even distracted – biologically inhibit willpower ( Tweet This). Self-control is a better predictor of academic success than intelligence (take that, SATs), a stronger determinant of effective leadership than charisma.
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