Wanting more self-control could hinder our efforts to exert self-control, study finds

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Ironically, wanting to have more self-control could actually be an obstacle to achieving it, suggests new research. It appears that the mere existence of a desire for self-control undermines one's confidence and brings one to disengage from self-control challenges (regardless of one’s actual level of self-control). Wanting more self-control could hinder our efforts to exert self-control, study finds