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Tell me, how do you learn self-control

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This has been my problem. Self-control. Control over my own self, and making myself do things. Self control, self discipline

How do you do it? how do others do it? I feel like it's a skill learned as a child I've forgotten as a adult.
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  1. Mcjon01's Avatar
    Wait for a big seasonal Steam sale, then watch all the deals tick down and vanish without buying anything.

    There's no consequences if you fail other than new games to play, and if you can pull it off you should be able to resist all conceivable temptations!
  2. Enhance's Avatar
    Think deeper into things, minimize them and calm down. People are but a set of molecules moving around. Set a few things you don't care or give a shit about. Don't react to them as result. Those are usually things either not affecting you or things you can't make effect on (that includes past things). In fact, screw past. Regretting things is last thing to do, and scolding only has a point when the person doesn't know what he's done wrong (usually practiced in childhood).

    Spoiler:
    You could also follow this jokingly advice - print out some papers with word "fuck" on them. Get 3 per day from the stash. Whenever anyone asks you something or bothers you, give him one paper and react properly. Afterwards, as a result, you can legitimately say "Sorry, I'm out of fucks" to next person bothering you.
  3. Apple's Avatar
    I have this problem to when it comes to food. I don't know i the solution works for other things, but usually I just put eating off until I forget about it. Can't lose self control if you don't care anymore.

    Hasn't been working as of late though, mind keeps going back to it. Aaagh wait for someone more competent to reply I guess.
  4. Enhance's Avatar
    So I'm not considered competent enough?

    I'm sad, sir Knight. :C
  5. Heroslayer's Avatar
    I've had this problem. Though it's really a matter of what kind of self control are you looking for. What's the problem?

    Is it that you are impulsive, is it that you can't set priorities, can you not focus when you are doing something?

    The answer'll fit the problem.
  6. Apple's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Enhance
    So I'm not considered competent enough?

    I'm sad, sir Knight. :C
    You're more than competent! Just that different people respond wlel to different methods, reducing how much I regret things doesn't have an impact on my lack of self-control. >:

    Also where did that sir knight come from lol
  7. Enhance's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Apple
    You're more than competent! Just that different people respond wlel to different methods, reducing how much I regret things doesn't have an impact on my lack of self-control. >:

    Also where did that sir knight come from lol
    alright >:

    P.S. sir knight.
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  8. Nicktendonick's Avatar
    Thanks you all.


    And it's focus mostly. I could make a perfect plan, but it's just I'm unable to actually go through with it. I've made strategies that seem all well defined and right, but whenever it come to be accomplishing it, I cannot do anything.

    The majority of the videogames I own, ALL of my fics, or you know, everything IRL, the fact I STILL haven't used MSN messenger since I reformatted months ago...I can't get stuff done....no matter how small I made the task, I can't get it accomplished.