Thought Tweet #466 Really, self-control is all about crises: how to handle them and how to avoid them.

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

This applies to crises big and small, to internal crises [negative emotions], and to external crises [other people's crises].

Thought Tweet #465 High self-esteem increases one's appetite for risk; appetite stimulates initiative.

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

If we work at maintaining high-enough-but-not-excessive self-esteem then we automatically build personal initiative. We also automatically gain more appetite for risk...and comfort with change. That's one little explanation of why it is important to have Thick Skin.

Thought Tweet #464 If you want to develop more self-control, start by setting goals. 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

No point getting chicken-and-egg bogged down thinking about what comes first - goals or self-control. No point debating whether or not there are values in goals. No point debating whether or not long-term gain justifies short-term pain. If you believe self-control is a valuable trait...then set a goal, focus on it, and work at it. [That's the way to build self-control and achieve goals.]