{"id":89867,"date":"2023-01-21T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T15:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=89867"},"modified":"2023-01-26T13:12:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T17:12:22","slug":"importance-of-willpower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/importance-of-willpower\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Willpower: How Much Does It Really Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How important is willpower? What difference does it actually make in our lives? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Goleman emphasizes the importance of willpower in his book <em>Focus<\/em>. However, some disagree that it&#8217;s a major factor in our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more to learn both sides of this debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-importance-of-willpower\">The Importance of Willpower&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Goleman stresses that our willpower may be the most significant factor in determining the quality of our lives. To back up his position on the importance of willpower, Goleman cites several influential studies that show robust self-control in children predicts positive life outcomes, including in school, health, and financial stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Goleman\u2019s claim about the enormously positive influence of willpower in our lives may be outdated. For a long time, experts touted this idea, backed up by major studies such as the well-known <a href=\"https:\/\/dunedinstudy.otago.ac.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dunedin study<\/a> conducted in the 1970s, which Goleman leans on heavily to support the claim. There has, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/science-and-health\/2018\/1\/15\/16863374\/willpower-overrated-self-control-psychology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">been pushback from researchers taking a closer look<\/a>. Methods for testing self-control have improved since the \u201870s when several of the major willpower studies were conducted, and the new science suggests that <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/1948550616679237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it\u2019s not those who are able to exert more self-control who achieve more in life but those who experience less temptation in the first place<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Willpower is the ability to control your impulses and resist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/immediate-gratification-2\/\">instant gratification<\/a> in favor of long-term, delayed happiness. This inner resource is primarily about how you control your attention and is mostly driven by a top-down process where your conscious cognition overcomes your subconscious urges. People who can resist the strong pull of instant gratification do so with three techniques:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They shift their focus away from the object of their desire.<\/li><li>They focus on something <em>else<\/em> to <em>keep<\/em> their attention off the desired object (for example, they might mull over a conversation they had that morning\u2014anything to keep their thoughts averted).<\/li><li>They keep their longer-term goal in mind.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These techniques are a part of what Goleman calls <em>executive control<\/em>, which includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-selective-attention\/\">selective attention<\/a> skills of shifting your focus and keeping it locked in on something new. According to Goleman, the executive control skills that drive your willpower are tied to genetic factors. However, like most things, executive control is influenced by our environments and experiences, and they can be developed and strengthened through tactics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Is the Power of Willpower a Myth?<\/strong><br><br>Goleman uses the term executive control but doesn\u2019t define it explicitly. It\u2019s a mental process that helps you do more than just instinctively react to things happening around you; it lets you <em>choose<\/em> how to act.<br><br>Recent research on self-control is casting doubt on the simplistic idea that our innate executive control abilities determine our ability to break our focus away from temptations, focus on other things, or keep our long-term goals in mind. Instead, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/science-and-health\/2018\/1\/15\/16863374\/willpower-overrated-self-control-psychology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other factors may be driving self-controlled behavior<\/a>, like routine and habit. People who exhibit self-control structure their lives in a way that minimizes the need for self-control decisions in the first place. This is not due to an increased amount of willpower but rather because routines and habits make it easier to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-your-goals-2\/\">stick to goals<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How important is willpower? What difference does it actually make in our lives? Daniel Goleman emphasizes the importance of willpower in his book Focus. However, some disagree that it&#8217;s a major factor in our lives. 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