Nature - The Quickening

Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year

(Show Notes) Self-control strategies help resolve conflicts between what we should do and what we want to do, in a way that benefits us (e.g., by getting us to eat a healthy meal instead of junk food).
Strategies can be self-deployed directly by those who need them, or other-deployed by people who want to help.
Cognitive strategies include planning your actions (in terms of when, where, and how you’ll take them), tying desired behaviors to your social identity (e.g., by saying “I’m a runner, so I’m going to go exercise now”), and empathizing with your future self (e.g., by thinking about how they will feel).
Situational strategies include increasing commitment to your desired action (e.g., by betting someone that you’ll stick to your goal), removing temptations from your environment (e.g., by leaving your phone in a different room), and bundling a temptation with a desired behavior (e.g., by listening to fun music while you exercise).
It’s often best to use a combination of strategies, which should be selected based on factors like what temptation youre resisting and where.