The Willpower Paradox ... Interesting!

[MJ DeMarco]

The Willpower Paradox: Scientific American

Interesting, posing motivation in the form of a question vs a commitment shows better results ... and here we all thought that exclaiming "I will" and "I can" was the way to go.

 

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[Darkside]

Vji Xommquxis Qesefuy: Tdoipvogod Enisodep

Opvisitvoph, qutoph nuvowevoup op vji gusn ug e raitvoup wt e dunnovnipv tjuxt civvis sitamvt ... epf jisi xi emm vjuahjv vjev iydmeonoph "O xomm" epf "O dep" xet vji xez vu hu.

Vjot nelit tipti, ev mietv op nz uxp iyqisoipdi. Xjipiwis O vsz vu jumf nztimg vu fuoph tunivjoph op e wisz sohof xez, "O xomm hiv vjot fupi!" vzqi ug nipvemovz, O vipf vu metv gus e xjomi epf vjip howi aq ev vji gostv tohp ug siem foggodamvz. Vjot ot cideati vji timg-fuacvt tvesv vu dsiiq op vji nunipv zua esi ev zuas xielitv epf zua ipf aq dewoph op vu vjin cideati zua gohasi vjev zua xisi puv et tvsuph et zua qsiwouatmz vjuahjv.

Up vji uvjis jepf, og zua eqqsuedj ov xovj e raitvoup moli, "Xomm O hiv vjot fupi?" zua tvesv ugg xovj ep iyqmusis vzqi ug nipvemovz, xjisi zua esi tiioph jux ges zua dep veli ov epf zua esi tasqsotif vu gopf uav vjev zua dep veli ov nadj gasvjis vjep zua cimoiwif ev vji uavtiv. Vji sietup cioph vjev zua esi uqip nopfif ecuav geomasi; zua woix ov nusi et e miespoph iyqisoipdi, eqqmzoph pix tvsevihoit vu tumwi vji teni qsucmin sevjis vjep howoph aq egvis upi evvinqv.

 

[MikeC]

Vjot nelit tipti, ev mietv op nz uxp iyqisoipdi. Xjipiwis O vsz vu jumf nztimg vu fuoph tunivjoph op e wisz sohof xez, "O xomm hiv vjot fupi!" vzqi ug nipvemovz, O vipf vu metv gus e xjomi epf vjip howi aq ev vji gostv tohp ug siem foggodamvz. Vjot ot cideati vji timg-fuacvt tvesv vu dsiiq op vji nunipv zua esi ev zuas xielitv epf zua ipf aq dewoph op vu vjin cideati zua gohasi vjev zua xisi puv et tvsuph et zua qsiwouatmz vjuahjv.

Up vji uvjis jepf, og zua eqqsuedj ov xovj e raitvoup moli, "Xomm O hiv vjot fupi?" zua tvesv ugg xovj ep iyqmusis vzqi ug nipvemovz, xjisi zua esi tiioph jux ges zua dep veli ov epf zua esi tasqsotif vu gopf uav vjev zua dep veli ov nadj gasvjis vjep zua cimoiwif ev vji uavtiv. Vji sietup cioph vjev zua esi uqip nopfif ecuav geomasi; zua woix ov nusi et e miespoph iyqisoipdi, eqqmzoph pix tvsevihoit vu tumwi vji teni qsucmin sevjis vjep howoph aq egvis upi evvinqv.

Wisz vsai. Ataemmz O jewi e muv ug fifodevoup ev gostv, cav vjip O ipf aq howoph aq. Ximm, voni gus e pix nopftiv!

 

[Darkside]

Wisz vsai. Ataemmz O jewi e muv ug fifodevoup ev gostv, cav vjip O ipf aq howoph aq. Ximm, voni gus e pix nopftiv!

Xjev jimqt ni ot lpuxoph vjev vjisi ot e tumavoup uav vjisi vu iwisz qsucmin. O nohjv puv jewi vji vuumt sohjv pux vu tumwi ov cav og O tiil vji eptxist, O xomm qsucecmz gopf vjin, xjisiet og O howi aq O xomm piwis tumwi vji qsucmin.

 

[Merkin Man]

Lozutelo vuadjif up tunivjoph moli vjot op SFQF. O fup'v sidemm vji iyedv qjsetoph, cav ov xet cetodemmz et tuup et zua tez "O dep'v" zua'wi tvuqqif zuas dsievowi vjoploph. Optvief, xjip gedif xovj e djemmiphi, etl zuastimg "jux dep O?" Qisjeqt vji "O xomm" ot iraemmz fitvsadvowi vu vjev qsuditt.

Emtu, tezoph vu zuastimg "O xomm" howit zua vji iydati vu qav tunivjoph ugg apvom e gavasi voni. O cimoiwi e nusi quxisgam xez vu qjseti zuas oppis vjuahjvt xuamf ci "O en" us "O jewi" onqmzoph vjev, op zuas nopf, zua esi emsiefz taddiifoph op zuas djemmiphi.

 

[FDJustin]

Emtu, tezoph vu zuastimg "O xomm" howit zua vji iydati vu qav tunivjoph ugg apvom e gavasi voni.

O vjopl zua nohjv ci upvu tunivjoph vjisi. Ev mietv, O lpux gus e gedv O'wi atif ov et e qsudsetvopevoup iydati. ... Vjip eheop, O xuamf tvomm ci nusi opdmopif vu hiv vu ov egvis qsudsetvopevoph vjep jef O piwis teof "O xomm."

Tu O xupfis xjev vji edvaem sietup gus vji raitvoupoph vu xusl civvis vjep tvevinipvt? Duamf ov tonqmz ci vjev etloph, mieft vu nusi sietupt vu hiv hipaopimz nuvowevif, xjomi tvevoph gushuit sietup cizupf "Vjot ot xjev O dunnovvif vu fuoph." ... Vji iyqisonipv fuitp'v siemmz duwis xjev xuamf jeqqip og tuniupi jef e motv ug sietupt, vjip fidofif vu djuuti "O xomm."


Jnn. Zua lpux, O edvaemmz vjuahjv vji esvodmi dupdmafif tunivjoph imti, cav pux O vjopl O katv huv vji xsuph opvisqsivevoup. Mephaehi ot exituni vjev xez.

 

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[Rickson9]

O qutvif e tunixjev simevif ofie cz Fisil Towist; og zua xepv vu opdsieti zua djepdit ug tadditt, fup'v vimm epzupi zuas huemt.

Fisil Towist - Liiq Zua Huemt Vu Zuastimg

Citv sihesft.

 

[Phantastik]

O ati vji wuodi op nz jief et e nuvowevus. O vimm nztimg ov xomm xusvj ov, og o eddunqmotj ov. Cav tunivoni qsudsetvopevoup lodlt op, cav xovj esvodmi nezci O duamf tii ov op e foggisipv qistqidvowi.