PSYCH 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Ego Depletion, Psych
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Just as people can strengthen their muscles, people can strengthen their self- control. Use your non dominant hand in mundane tasks. Regulate your habitual speech patterns (avoid sentences that begin with the word i"; say yes instead of yeah") The prof thinks both of these methods are bullshit, he"s prolly right. Problems caused by ego depletion can be counteracted in many ways. The use of implementation intentions to achieve speci c goals. Implementation intentions are if-then plans that specify: The particular behaviour needed to engage in successful self-control. They go beyond just i want to achieve x . Inside information that only you have about yourself. People do not rely on introspection as often as you might think. Helps to have a trigger; re ections, video recording, etc. Sometimes people are not consciously aware of the reasons for their thoughts, feelings, and behaviour.
