Self Control & The Elephant:
Grow that self-control!
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The ability to identify and manage emotions to support your progress in the world.
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Emotional Competence:
Review Cartoons From Yesterday
The Marshmallow ExperimentDr. Walter Mischcel, Stanford University 1960’s
1/3 ate the marshmallow in seconds
1/3 held off for 15 minutes
Tested 4-year olds: Who delayed personal gratification?
The Marshmallow Experiment
High Delayers at age 18:
SATs 200 points higher; better grades.
Higher ability to plan & think.
However some Low Delayers Successful…
Learn the Skill: “Think about your thinking.”
Example: When children were taught to pretend Marshmallow surrounded by a picture frame, willpower went from 60 seconds to 15 minutes!
(They thought about their thinking.)
8th graders asked to choose between 1 dollar now or 2 dollars in a week.
Study of teens: Relationship between self-control and grades
Delayers did better in school.
Better predictor of academic performance than I.Q.
Study of teens: Relationship between self-control and grades
Self-control is more important than intelligence for getting good
grades.
Willpower is Weak! Good for 30 seconds
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Help your Rider withTricks:
Help Rider with mental tips for resisting temptation:
Distract Yourself!
Identify tempting situations ahead & develop Trigger Strategies: Plan for what, where, how you will move towards your goal.
Willpower is Weak! Good for 30 seconds
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Freeze Dramaof the cartoons
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Cookie Time & Statement of Intention
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