Self-control or impulse control is a part of everyday life. Resisting the urges to act on what one’s brain or instincts might be egging them on to do has become something of a normality, for in today’s society these actions have been deemed not socially acceptable. This sense of self-control is one thing that can used to determine one’s intelligence. Whether it be from keeping calm in a pressure situation, desperately attempting to avoid the temptations the mind sets, or even simply doing what is right instead of what you may want to do instead. Upon successfully exercising one’s self-control, it may become more evident that those who are able to properly refuse to indulge their senses and properly use self-control may be those who are more
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Making split second decisions and not boggling your mind over the outcomes is an extremely useful tool when the moment arises to use it. Often times when one remains calm in a pressure situation it is because they have already or are currently weighing their options of what to do and determining their immediate actions to free them of a situation that has gone awry. It is this act of self-control, staying calm that allows their minds to stay sharp and unobstructed. Self-control is also related to intelligence in Roy F. Baumeister, Kathleen D. Vohs, and Dianne M. Tice’s work of ‘The Strength Model od Self-Control’ (2007). It was clearly stated in the concluding remarks that “self-control can be grouped with intelligence among the (rather few) traits that are known to contribute to success in human life across a broad variety of spheres”, meaning that self-control and intelligence go hand in hand as some of the rare traits that fully and completely contribute to our success in life. There is also a link between how self-control can be depleted over time, some of the ways in which included: overspending, aggression after being provoked, and sexual impulses. However it did not fail to tie in how intelligent and logical decision making can also be imbedded along with the aforementioned behaviors and actions. Without a sense of self-control, intelligence could not be unleashed to its full …show more content…
There are many things that people use self-control to avoid every day, however sometimes the temptations are simply too overpowering. Some of these things include: smoking, drinking, drugs, violence, and even eating. Dennis McCarty, Milton Argeriou, Robert B. Huebner, and Barbara Lubran stated in ‘Alcoholism, drug abuse, and the homeless’ (2013) that 30%-40% of homeless people suffer from alcoholism, and 10%-15% suffer from drug abuse. These two statistics alone are enough to get an idea in one’s head that a fair number of homeless people have a problem with self-control and substance abuse. In this instance it is quite safe to say that the substance abuse and self-control or lack thereof is what may have left those particular men and women homeless. Self-control can also be exercised by going about a task as simple as eating. However some people may be able to stop at will, other may not find it as easy to quit once they have begun. This especially is expressed in ‘Personality traits and eating behavior in the obese: Poor self-control in emotional and external eating but personality assets in restrained eating’ (2007). When speaking on the topic of trying to cut down on food intake and changing food cues in obese people, “[realizing] that [the] obese patients may not have the capacities that may be required for performing this type of effort
Making split second decisions and not boggling your mind over the outcomes is an extremely useful tool when the moment arises to use it. Often times when one remains calm in a pressure situation it is because they have already or are currently weighing their options of what to do and determining their immediate actions to free them of a situation that has gone awry. It is this act of self-control, staying calm that allows their minds to stay sharp and unobstructed. Self-control is also related to intelligence in Roy F. Baumeister, Kathleen D. Vohs, and Dianne M. Tice’s work of ‘The Strength Model od Self-Control’ (2007). It was clearly stated in the concluding remarks that “self-control can be grouped with intelligence among the (rather few) traits that are known to contribute to success in human life across a broad variety of spheres”, meaning that self-control and intelligence go hand in hand as some of the rare traits that fully and completely contribute to our success in life. There is also a link between how self-control can be depleted over time, some of the ways in which included: overspending, aggression after being provoked, and sexual impulses. However it did not fail to tie in how intelligent and logical decision making can also be imbedded along with the aforementioned behaviors and actions. Without a sense of self-control, intelligence could not be unleashed to its full …show more content…
There are many things that people use self-control to avoid every day, however sometimes the temptations are simply too overpowering. Some of these things include: smoking, drinking, drugs, violence, and even eating. Dennis McCarty, Milton Argeriou, Robert B. Huebner, and Barbara Lubran stated in ‘Alcoholism, drug abuse, and the homeless’ (2013) that 30%-40% of homeless people suffer from alcoholism, and 10%-15% suffer from drug abuse. These two statistics alone are enough to get an idea in one’s head that a fair number of homeless people have a problem with self-control and substance abuse. In this instance it is quite safe to say that the substance abuse and self-control or lack thereof is what may have left those particular men and women homeless. Self-control can also be exercised by going about a task as simple as eating. However some people may be able to stop at will, other may not find it as easy to quit once they have begun. This especially is expressed in ‘Personality traits and eating behavior in the obese: Poor self-control in emotional and external eating but personality assets in restrained eating’ (2007). When speaking on the topic of trying to cut down on food intake and changing food cues in obese people, “[realizing] that [the] obese patients may not have the capacities that may be required for performing this type of effort