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Self-Control
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Self-control = you choose the next move instead of the urge choosing for you.
Example
The grocery store puts candy at checkout because impulse is predictable — self-control is the list in your hand. Thumb on the post button at midnight after a bad day: save to drafts, sleep, send tomorrow. Win the argument when you're not drunk on cortisol.
Note Relationships
| Relationship | Wikilink | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| contradicts | Let Your Light Shine | when restraint hides a good work that should've been visible |
| extends | Discipline | Control repeated becomes discipline |
| extends | Emotional Regulation | Control the feeling before the act |
| extends | Slow the Moment | One beat of control before reaction |
