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Willpower: Self-control, decision fatigue, and energy

Monday, January 23, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (GMT)

London, United Kingdom

Willpower: Self-control, decision fatigue, and energy

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Is improving your willpower the surest way to a better life?

A new understanding of how people control themselves has emerged from the past decade of research studies. Self-control depends on a limited energy supply, and each person's willpower fluctuates during the day as various events deplete and then replenish it.

The latest laboratory work reveals that decision making and creative initiative also deplete the same willpower supply, while eating and sleeping can restore it – to the extent that a life-changing decision may go in different directions depending on whether it’s made before or after lunch.

One of the world’s most esteemed psychologists, Roy F Baumeister visits the RSA to explain why willpower and self-control is one of the most important aspects of individual and societal wellbeing.

Chair: Matthew Taylor, chief executive, RSA

 

 

 

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Durham House Street entrance
WC2N 6EZ London
United Kingdom

Monday, January 23, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (GMT)


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