Harvard Self-Regulation
Research Bites
Beliefs about Willpower (2010) Job
Principle: Your beliefs about whether willpower can wear out predict whether it actually wears out in practice. Quote: “It is important that people understand that
Self-Control Predicts Better Life (2004) Tangney
Principle Self-Control is associated with a lot of varied, positive life outcomes. Quote “Self-control as measured by our scale is linked to beneficial, positive outcomes
Can you Train Self-Control? (2016) Miles
Principle Practicing self-control doesn’t increase your self-control. Quote “Despite high levels of adher- ence to the training tasks, there was no effect of training on
Quizzing Yourself Helps Learning (2021) McDermott
Principle: Quizzing yourself helps you retain information longer. “Practicing retrieval shortly after learning can slow the forgetting process.” “If you read a piece of text
Optimizing Learning in College (2016) Putnam
Principle: Durable learning is about being able to understand and recall what you learned, so practicing recall is the best study technique. Quote: “One of