Comments on: Now More Than Ever, Self-Control.

By: Madelaine Weiss

Madelaine Weiss — Sun, 31 May 2020 18:03:24 +0000

In reply to Steven Nisenbaum. Indeed!

By: Steven Nisenbaum

Steven Nisenbaum — Wed, 27 May 2020 23:31:28 +0000

I especially liked the way you put this: “Some things can wait, or don’t really matter enough to waste energy on. Then you will have the self-control energy required to follow through on the things that do count.”

Prioritizing also includes discarding instead of being weighted down needlessly by the issues you are simply avoiding for reasons that don’t make that much sense to fret about.

By: madelaineweiss

madelaineweiss — Wed, 20 May 2020 22:16:53 +0000

In reply to Jill Kider. Thx Jill. I think a lot of people think of self-control as something some have more than others, more than a resource we all spend, and need to spend well. And agree, good thing to know now.

By: Jill Kider

Jill Kider — Wed, 20 May 2020 21:48:16 +0000

Great piece! Definitely something to think about during these trying times.

By: madelaineweiss

madelaineweiss — Tue, 19 May 2020 20:01:45 +0000

In reply to Elaine. Yes indeed, and sometimes using it smartly means not using it at all, to save it for when things really matter. Glad you wrote. Thank you!!

By: Elaine

Elaine — Tue, 19 May 2020 19:48:12 +0000

I agree, I appreciated being reminded that YES, I do I have self control, I just need to use it smartly.

By: madelaineweiss

madelaineweiss — Tue, 19 May 2020 15:43:00 +0000

In reply to amy. Thank you for writing in, Amy. Glad you found it useful!

By: amy

amy — Tue, 19 May 2020 15:36:51 +0000

Great piece re: self-control, something I imagine many people face. Thanks for sending this insightful info.