thespymachine
Smash Ace
I just finished reading an interesting study on your perspective on self-control can change how much self-control you have. Link in title and abstract below.
AbstractMuch recent research suggests that willpower—the capacity to exert self-control—is a limited resource that is depleted after exertion. We propose that whether depletion takes place or not depends on a person’s belief about whether willpower is a limited resource. Study 1 found that individual differences in lay theories about willpower moderate ego-depletion effects: People who viewed the capacity for self-control as not limited did not show diminished self-control after a depleting experience. Study 2 replicated the effect, manipulating lay theories about willpower. Study 3 addressed questions about the mechanism underlying the effect. Study 4, a longitudinal field study, found that theories about willpower predict change in eating behavior, procrastination, and self-regulated goal striving in depleting circumstances. Taken together, the findings suggest that reduced self-control after a depleting task or during demanding periods may reflect people’s beliefs about the availability of willpower rather than true resource depletion.
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What we can take from this, in general, as players in a competitive fighting game community, is that mindset is everything! While there are limits in what you can do, keeping a strong mindset can help you accomplish anything.
"If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
What are your thoughts?
If you're interested in more mindset talk, go to Wobbles' blog Compete Complete.
