California Bob writes:
Update January 2017 replaced missing image and dead link, fixed gif.An article about how people overestimate their self-control when in a satiated, 'cold state' (opposite of the "gripped by impulse" state).... raises some interesting questions. We're always critiquing other people, "why don't they just; why can't they just...." Turns out our advice to ourselves isn't even constant from one moment to the next, for example, when we are a buoyant optimist vs. a depressed realist.
If we can't relate to our own selves from situation to situation, how can we hope to relate to others?' ...In addition, he added, the study results suggest people often can't predict how they will react in a given situation."It's not just about eating and addiction, but the 'cold self' has a really hard time understanding what you're capable of, for example, in a moment of despair, in a moment of rage," Nordgren said. '
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