Self-control, especially when it is labeled "effortful control," can…

Self-control, especially when it is labeled "effortful control," can sound as if it demands a grim commitment to very tough, trying labor - a voluntary entry into a work-driven life of self-denial, of living for the future and missing the pleasures of the moment.

— from The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy) · Marshmallow Test: Why Self-Control is the Engine of Success by Walter Mischel

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