impulsiveness

And the negative effect of this delay on our motivation is amplified by our level of impulsiveness.

Substances which will promote illogical thinking and impulsiveness to the point where the recipient would be discredited in public.

You're assuming that poverty doesn't cause impulsiveness, and that poor people don't face any costs that the middle classes don't.

Working out intensely has also been great for my body weight, and for reducing stress -- which means less stress eating and less impulsiveness (it's a feedback loop).

Do the medications help people with problems concentrating, impulsiveness and attention (collectively known as ADD)?

And while there are certain personality traits that many addicts share (impulsiveness, etc), these traits have nothing to do with laziness or industriousness.

A brief googling shows that impulsiveness is believed to have a genetic component.

First, reframe your fight against internet addiction as a fight against impulsiveness.

And for productivity, number one thing that we need to outsmart is our impulsiveness.

Sins are just a metaphor on human (animal) impulsiveness due to faulty instinct; the Church just said 'think before you act, you might screw up greatly'.

What would you suggest for fighting against impulsiveness?

It's possible that impulsiveness, IQ, aggression, etc.

By "addictive" behavior, I mean behavior that has a sense of desperation or out-of-control impulsiveness to it.

"Screw Motivation, You Need Discipline" essentially addresses Impulsiveness- it says to be less impulsive, by cultivating good habits.

So this person is unable to sense his "decision budget" and decides forever, while most people have facilities (impatience, impulsiveness in some degree, boredom etc.) to work around us being stuck forever after our decision budget is spent.

If they are right we should see very strong changes in IQ, school achievement, impulsiveness, childhood aggressiveness, lack of conscientiousness (one of the “Big Five” personality traits) that mirror the trends in lead exposure, with a suitable time delay.

The equation, for posterity: > Motivation = (Expectancy x Value) / (Impulsiveness x Delay) > Increase the size of a task's reward (including both the pleasantness of doing the task and the value of its after-effects), and your motivation goes up.