Wait for it. Want to Improve Your Self Control, Skills and Mood? Try 'Delay Discounting'
Big surprise. Exercise is linked to self-control, according to newswise.com. I can certainly attest to that. The last thing I want to do most mornings after getting up is putting on my sneakers and going running. Yet, I've been doing that for the last -- well, I don't want to tell you how many years because it's actually been decades. But a new study says people engaged in a tailored physical activity intervention demonstrate improved self-control. “There’s a particular type of task called ‘delay discounting’ that presents individuals with a series of choices between ‘smaller/sooner’ and ‘larger/later’ rewards,” says Michael Sofis, a doctoral student in applied behavioral science at the University of Kansas, who headed the study . “It’s something we all experience in our lives. Do you want a little money now — or wait and get a lot of money later? The degree to which one chooses that smaller/sooner reward is called impulsivity, and that has been l...