意志力被高估了。

Willpower is overrated.

机构信息

Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, OntarioM1C 1A4,

Department of Psychology, Saarland University, 66123Saarbrücken, Germany.

出版信息

Behav Brain Sci. 2021 Apr 26;44:e42. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X20000795.

DOI:10.1017/S0140525X20000795

PMID:33904388

Abstract

Any analysis of self-regulation that focuses solely on willpower in conflict-laden situations is insufficient. Research makes clear that the best way to reach one's goal is not to resist temptations but to avoid temptations before they arrive; it further suggests that willpower is fragile and not to be relied on; and that the best self-regulators engage in willpower remarkably seldom.

摘要

任何仅关注充满冲突情境下意志力的自我调节分析都是不充分的。研究清楚表明，实现目标的最佳方式不是抵制诱惑，而是在诱惑到来之前避免它们；进一步表明意志力是脆弱的，不能依赖；而且最好的自我调节者很少需要动用意志力。