Cognitive Psychology: The Neuro-Science of Willpower OfCourse
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  • Duration: Flexible

Course details

Course covers the latest scientific background to do with the cognitive psychology underpinning willpower
  • The core of the course is to help you to apply this knowledge
  • Learn about a wide variety of willpower hacks
  • Trick yourself into self control through cognitive psychology techniques
  • Understand the cognitive reasoning behind willpower and use this to take control of your life.
  • Guest appearances from Jerry Seinfeld and Homer Simpson!… 

In this course you will learn about the science behind strong willpower, and raise your self control to allow you to achieve your goals. Based on the latest research and cutting-edge insights from cognitive psychology, neuroscience and medicine, this course distills it all into practical lessons and tools to build your willpower.

Self-control affects your life almost constantly. Whether it’s going for a run after work, writing another job application or resisting the temptation of watching another episode Big Bang Theory. All of these decisions depend on your self-control.

This course will teach you to learn and apply the insights psychologists and neuroscientists have had over the last decades. And it will take you on a journey towards understanding and mastering willpower. To maximize your success, health and happiness.

Introduction
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  • Introduction to the course
  • Course Overview
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  • Risk Reward Analysis for Improving Willpower
  • Choosing a self control challenge
Willpower Basics: Hot and Cool
  • What is self control?
  • Why is self control important?
  • The Marshmallow Test
  • Hot and Cool System
  • Self Awareness for Higher Willpower
  • Identify Willpower Obstacles
  • Going from Hot to Cool
The Willpower Muscle
  • Introduction to the Willpower Muscle
  • Chocolate Chip Cookie and Your Willpower
  • What Judges can teach you about self control
  • Willpower Depletion Explained
  • Activity: Track your decisions for a day
  • Focus on one change at a time
  • Reduce the Number of Decisions
  • Get a Sugar Boost
Your Brain in Control
  • Introduction
  • Neuroscience of Willpower
  • The Brain †Updated on 14 October, 2018

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