Brain Quote by Russell Barkley

The biggest enemies of willpower: temptation, self-criticism, and stress. (...) these three skills —self-awareness, self-care, and remembering what matter most— are the foundation for self-control.

— Kelly McGonigal

“Willpower is more than just a metaphor; self-control is a finite resource. Frontal neurons are expensive cells, and expensive cells are vulnerable cells. Consistent”

— Robert M. Sapolsky

“Because self-control requires energy, which means we have less energy available for the next thing we need to do. And that’s why resisting temptation,…

— David Eagleman

“When you learn to force yourself to go to the gym or start your homework or eat a salad instead of a hamburger, part…

— Charles Duhigg

I think the whole point about self-control, the whole point about willpower, is to help people understand that there are endless self-nudge techniques that…

— Walter Mischel

“But willpower is necessary only where _ability_ to do is lacking. Learning ... is not the training of willpower but the acquisition of the…

— Moshé Feldenkrais

“Having self-discipline and willpower is the ability to do difficult or unpleasant things because those things are better for your well-being in the long…

— Peter Hollins

The is a secret for greater self-control, the science points to one thing: the power of paying attention.

— Kelly McGonigal

If you fail to control your own mind, you may be sure you will control nothing else.

— Napoleon Hill

Self-control is solely a matter of thought-control!

— Napoleon Hill

Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step…

— Richard Powers

When you are dealing with a serious compulsion or addictive pattern, then by definition self-will, self-discipline, and any other machinations of the conscious mind…

— Marianne Williamson