A smarter way to think about willpower - The Washington Post - 0 views
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in a self-report questionnaire completed by more than 80,000 American adults, self-control ranked lowest among 24 strengths of character.
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three out of four parents said they thought self-control has declined in the past half-century.
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Without a time machine that allows us to travel backward and compare Americans from different decades on the same self-control measures, we can’t be sure. Indeed, the scant scientific evidence on the question suggests that if anything, the capacity to delay gratification may be increasing.
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