Avoid The Temptation
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Avoid The Temptation
The Psychology of Craving
Much of our success and happiness in life comes down to how we manage cravings—sudden intense desires for everything from chocolate and chardonnay to sex and revenge. But if we want to avoid destructive cravings (and cultivate healthy cravings), it helps to understand the psychology behind them...
Much of our success and happiness in life comes down to how we manage cravings—sudden intense desires for everything from chocolate and chardonnay to sex and revenge. But if we want to avoid destructive cravings (and cultivate healthy cravings), it helps to understand the psychology behind them...
the psychology of craving
And while these folks consume a large portfolio of “things”, they tend to use very few of them. And even these few do get abandoned when the next so-called “easy” or “trendy” way to lose weight, get attention, appreciation, and/or money comes by.
Opportunity seekers do all possible to avoid the truth. And the truth is that progress and results take
... See moreIvaylo Durmonski • Personal Discipline: What Is It and How To Create One
Since temptation always begins with a thought, the quickest way to neutralize its allure is to turn your attention to something else. Don’t fight the thought, just change the channel of your mind and get interested in another idea. This is the first step in defeating temptation.
Rick Warren • The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
Temptation begins by capturing your attention. What gets your attention arouses your emotions. Then your emotions activate your behavior, and you act on what you felt. The more you focus on “I don’t want to do this,” the stronger it draws you into its web.
Rick Warren • The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
We walk straight into the thing we swore to avoid because the temptation we face, like that glistening, impossible-to-ignore fruit, isn’t seductive despite being forbidden but because it exposes the fragility of the boundaries we pretend to respect. And really, if we are honest, the apple wasn’t delicious because it was marked as prohibited; it was... See more