Willpower

contracts
    compromise
    computer games
    computers, in behavior monitoring
    precommitment strategies in
    computer sales experiment
    computer surveillance
    conflict-monitoring system, cerebral
    Confucian concepts
    Conrad, Joseph
    conscientiousness
    controlled mental processes
    Cornell University
    corporations
    counterregulatory eating
    Covenant Eyes
    Covey, Steven
    credit card debt
    Crescioni, Will
    criminals
    female
    high self-esteem in
    hypoglycemia in
    low self-esteem in
    parole of
    teenage
    “Twinkie defense” of
    Cuomo, Rivers
    curse words, avoidance of

    Daly, Martin
    Danziger, Shai
    Dartmouth College
    Darwin, Charles
    D-day invasion
    decision fatigue
    in bridal registry experiments
    in computer sales experiment
    and evaded or postponed decisions
    of judges
    perseverance tests and
    romantic pickiness and
    of self-destructing politicians
    sexual behavior and
    decision making
    in choosing a mate
    in choosing for others
    compromise in
    in computer games
    existential void created by
    giving up options in
    on investment opportunities
    Rubicon model of action phases in
    on short-term vs. long-term payoffs
    delayed gratification
    enjoyable anticipation of
    Dell computer company, self-service sales site of
    Demos, Kate
    depression
    misregulation and
    Moodscope monitoring of
    de Ridder, Denise
    Descent of Man, The (Darwin)
    desires, resisting
    dessert cart experiment
    “Devil and Daniel Webster, The”
    DeWall, Nathan
    diabetes
    “Diabetes: My Struggles with Jim Turner”
    DiClemente, Carlo
    dieting
    appetite regulation in
    behavior monitoring in
    binge eating while
    biologically experienced as famine
    bookmaker’s betting against success of
    catch-22 of
    counterregulatory eating in
    cravings for sweets in
    estimating calories in
    evolution and
    exercise and
    failure of
    food diaries in
    food labels and
    implementation intention strategy for
    of lab rats
    Oprah Paradox of
    peer pressure in
    portion size in
    postponed-pleasure ploy for
    precommitment strategies for
    rules of
    and thinness as status symbol
    unrealistic goals set for
    weighing oneself daily in
    weight-transmitting scales for
    what-the-hell effect in
    Discipline (Brunton)
    distraction techniques
    focus on lofty thoughts as
    in marshmallow experiments
    Stanley’s “self-forgetfulness” as
    DNA
    dogs
    self-awareness of
    dolphins
    domestic violence
    Donahue, Phil
    Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
    drug abuse
    Duke University
    Dunbar, Robin
    Duval, Shelley
    Dyson, Esther

    ear worms
    eating habits
    binge
    European
    in front of television
    of primates
    religious
    see also dieting
    Edwards, Jonathan
    ego depletion
    behavioral effects of
    brain involvement in
    conscientiousness and
    detection of
    emotional control in
    emotional effects of
    energy drained by
    heartbeat affected by
    marital problems and
    Mondo Cane experiment on
    naming of
    physical stamina and
    radish experiment on
    of single energy source
    during student exam period
    white bear experiment on
    see also glucose
    Ehrlinger, Joyce
    electricity usage, average
    electroencephalograph (EEG)
    electronic sensors
    elephants
    Emmons, Robert
    Emory University
    emotions
    control of
    intensification of
    negative
    PMS and
    Emperors Club VIP
    Enlightenment
    entitlement, sense of
    environmental cues
    environmental factors
    environmentalism
    error-detection system, cerebral
    ethnic stereotypes
    etiquette
    event-related negativity, cerebral
    evolution
    of self-awareness
    evolutionary psychology
    facial expressions, suppression of
    fasting
    religious
    fatbet.net
    fathers, absent
    Ferberization parenting technique
    financial crisis of 2008
    Finkel, Eli
    Finkenauer, Catrin
    Finland
    Fishbach, Ayelet
    Fitbit clip
    Florida State University
    Flotrack
    Flynn, James
    fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) scans
    focus
    on games
    on lofty thoughts
    through meditation
    on specific goal
    food diaries
    food labels
    Ford Motor Company
    Forsyth, Donald
    Fowler, James
    Franklin, Benjamin
    Franklin Covey 31–Day Planner
    free will
    Freud, Sigmund
    sublimation theory of
    fruit-seeking brain theory
    Fujita, Kentaro

    Gailliot, Matthew
    Gaiman, Neil
    gambling
    games
    computer
    gastric bypass surgery
    gender differences
    in ancestral reproductive success
    in procrastination
    in self-control
    generosity
    Genesis, Book of
    genetic factors
    in alcoholism
    in impulse control
    genetic factors ( cont. )
    in self-control
    single-parent homes and
    Genghis Khan
    Germany
    beeper study on resisting desires in
    Nazi
    Getting Things Done: The Art of