Willpower/Lack of Willpower

posturingpat

I'm wondering is there any science behind it or do different types of people have different levels of willpower for certain reasons? It's really grabbed my attention this new year as i'm in more of a team based environment as opposed to working on my own a lot in previous employments but all my colleagues seem to have zero willpower and are shocked how i have.

I've started back training for football so i've made a conscious decision to eat well and drink very little alcohol without ever making a resolution as such but am sticking to it easily as i tend to do any time i decide i want to do something.

My work colleagues however seem to have absolutely no self restraint, between them they all had these great "New year resolutions" that they were intent on sticking to no matter what, whether it be quit smoking, quit drinking or stop eating rubbish and each have failed miserably already and can't get their heads around how i can simply say no when offered a slice of pizza or piece of chocolate even though i enjoy them.

I know this is probably coming across as me tooting my own trumpet but i'm genuinely intrigued to know if there is anything behind why certain people have willpower and others don't, i'm as stubborn as a mule in general so i'm guessing that could have something to do with it?

Santan

Will power? who's will power? I knew a father Clint power

donegaLroad

I have achieved some pretty impressive things over the years, when I put my mind to it. But I find that I have to have a good reason, and funnily self betterment has not always been the reason.

Oh stop. I'm lying here seeing pizza and coke float in front of my eyes.

learn_more

To me willpower is kinda like being your own psychiatrist. It's asking yourself why you want to do something and thinking out the steps you that are required to gradually get to or achieve what it is you want. I suppose it takes a certain kind of intelligence to do that and not everyone has it naturally. If you don't you'll have to read self-help books or go to weigh-watchers etc. Which do the same thing just some need that assistance where others wouldn't.

Bambi985

I find a lack of willpower is usually a symptom of someone lying to themselves about wanting something when they really don't.

Like someone who says "I really want to lose weight" and yet struggles to get off the sofa and away from the takeaways...if they dig a bit deeper, it's more like "I know that I really should want to lose weight as I'm fat and unhealthy and society tells me it's not OK to be like that and it's the New Year and therefore I should work on bettering myself" etc etc. But they simply don't want it enough. They haven't found any real motivation for doing so outside of the societal pressure to not be fat and unhealthy.

Nine times out of ten if that same person went to the doctor's office and were told they had six weeks to live if they didn't clean up their diet and lose weight...they'd shed the pounds fairly swiftly.

ultra violet 5

i was going to typw a reply but i couldn't be bothered

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I can resist everything except temptation.

ultra violet 5

to do nothing is the most difficult thing of all

Birneybau

Practice makes perfect. Takes 21 days to make/change a habit I believe.