Watch reality TV, increase your willpower (really)

post from reality blurred on 16 April 2012 09:17:03 AM. © reality blurred

Watching reality television shows can actually increase your willpower, whether that's a Survivor immunity challenge, contestants eating something gross on Fear Factor, or people sorting through their crap on Hoarders. Stanford health psychologist Kelly McGonigal, author of The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It, says that reality TV is one of five "strategic indulgences" that can act as "willpower boosts whenever you're feeling... keep reading »

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