Willpower helps to cope with life's difficulties, grow and solve problems. You can train the level of self-control in various ways.
Instruction manual
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Live consciously. Do not do on autopilot even the long-familiar, daily performed actions. In a concentrated state, it is more difficult to succumb to the temptation and retreat from your main goals. But absent-mindedness just contributes to the commission of various nonsense alien to man with willpower.
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Do not go too far. Do not demand too much from yourself. Remember that your internal resources are not unlimited. Willpower should be trained gradually, over and over again raising the bar. A person who immediately swung to a great achievement without preparation can surrender faster than the one who set a more earthly goal.
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Keep in mind the cases of your victories over your weaknesses or external circumstances. Let there always be a positive example in the head, then the fear of failure will recede. The ability to control oneself will increase in proportion to faith in one's own will.
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Do not forget the power of habits. When training willpower, remember the 21st day rule. New actions take root in your life after about 3 weeks. It is during this period that daily monitoring needs to be strengthened. Having a specific time frame will give you strength for new achievements.
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The answer to the question why some attempts to train willpower are ineffective lies in the presence of meaning of one or another action. Self-control is an excellent tool for building a new reality only with motivation. It makes no sense to train willpower in action, which you absolutely do not need in life. Your brain understands the futility of exercise and wisely ceases to force consciousness.