{"id":13011,"date":"2024-07-12T12:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holistic.news\/en\/?p=13011"},"modified":"2024-07-12T11:41:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T09:41:04","slug":"where-theres-a-will-theres-a-way-the-key-to-success-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holistic.news\/en\/where-theres-a-will-theres-a-way-the-key-to-success-in-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Where There\u2019s a Will, There\u2019s a Way? The Key to Success in Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Marshmallow Test of Strong Will<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 1960, American psychologist Walter Mischel conducted the marshmallow test. It was supposed to examine the correlations between preschoolers\u2019 self-control and their later successes or failures in learning and relationships with peers. The child<\/a> under examination had a difficult task ahead of them: Either eat the marshmallow lying in front of them or wait a few minutes to receive two. Some kids ate sweets at once, and others fought bravely: They talked to each other, wobbled in a chair, tried to fall asleep, pick their noses and ears to distract their attention. The record holder was able to postpone the gratification for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a few years, Mischel met these children again. It turned out that those who had a stronger will and resisted the temptation to immediately satisfy their desires had greater achievements in education, deeper relationships, and a very good health state<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems that the strong will of some of the children predestined them for greater success in life. But is this quality present in man to an unchanging degree and given from birth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Success in Life and Self-Control<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The scientists Roy Baumeister, Kathleen Vohs and Diane Tice have undertaken to investigate the phenomenon of self-control. They tested<\/a> how the effort involved in refraining from one activity affects effectiveness in another. In one of the tests, participants were asked to abstain from eating sweets and instead eat healthier but unpalatable radishes. Later they had to solve logical tasks. It\u2019s proven that people who struggled with the desire to eat something sweet gave up a frustrating task much faster than those in the control group<\/strong>. Baumeister, Vohs and Tice conducted similar tests that required participants to suppress different emotions while watching videos and then doing muscle strength exercises. Also, in this case, the subjects who had to refrain from doing one task by force of will achieved worse results in the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ego Depletion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The researchers concluded that there is a certain psychological resource in a man, which undergoes exhaustion<\/strong>. Their findings also suggest an analogy to a muscle that gets tired when it is used, but can also be exercised. Other tests have shown that exercising self-control in one area (for example, in spending money) increases it in another (for example, in following a diet).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, when willpower becomes exhausted in a human, what Baumeister, Vohs and Tice called ego depletion<\/strong> occurs. When a person\u2019s ability to control themselves is drained, they will not be able to make any effort to chang<\/strong>e, and it can lead to alcohol abuse, overeating, or problems with reasoning. To restore willpower, rest is necessary, and to increase it, exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems that the equation is simple: To succeed in life, one needs to have a strong will, and what is more, it can be practiced. It turns out that man is a much more complicated creature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We recommend:<\/strong> \u201cYou Will Have Nothing and You Will Be Happy!\u201d \u2013 What Does the World Economic Forum Threaten or Promise Us?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cYou Will Have Nothing and You Will Be Happy!\u201d \u2013 What Does the World Economic Forum Threaten or Promise Us?<\/a><\/blockquote>