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Willpower Challenge

Two parts of your mind have competing goals. Long term and short term. Willpower Challenge happens when the brain has to choose between these goals. Eg. Forgo the current pleasure of eating an ice cream vs the long term goal of losing weight.

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Published on Apr 07, 2021

Defensive Pessimism

Pessimism when planning has a good effect on your plan to change.

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Published on Apr 07, 2021

Self Compassion Message

When there is a Willpower Challenge failure, you can give yourself a self compassion message.

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Published on Apr 07, 2021

Effect of Self Compassion on Willpower

If you are very self-critical of a Willpower Challenge failure, the more likely it is for you to fail again.

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Published on Apr 07, 2021

Willpower Physiology

Physiological things that help increase willpower...

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Published on Apr 07, 2021

Willpower Rules

Rules to increase willpower...

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Published on Apr 07, 2021

Dopamine

Dopomine is a Neurotransmitter.

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Published on Apr 05, 2021

ADHD

ADHD : Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - this mental health issue can be found in both adults and children. Its helpful to think of ADHD as attention regulation disorder - rather than Attention Defiant.

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Published on Apr 05, 2021

Hyperfocus and ADHD

Hyperfocus: intense fixation on an activity for an long time. Hyperfocus can be a symptom of ADHD. A better way to look at it is that people with ADHD have a deregulated attention system.

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Published on Apr 05, 2021

Threat Modeling

Studying systems to highlight security and privacy issues.

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Published on Mar 20, 2021