Why do some people easily refuse temptations, while others are unable to resist them? The author of the book, having collected the latest scientific data, proves that people who find it difficult to resist temptations are physiologically and biochemically different from those who do not have these problems. Due to genetic characteristics in such people, neurotransmitters are differently distributed and work — substances that regulate the functioning of the brain. Violations are different: the owners of some constantly lack the sensation of pleasure, the carriers of others experience such strong sensations from pleasant things that they cannot resist them. But the bottom line is the same: the «animal» part of the brain — the limbic system, which requires pleasure right here and now, often takes over the most «smart» zone — the prefrontal cortex, which remembers that momentary pleasure threatens big life plans. There are many tests in the book, and although their results cannot be used to draw conclusions about whether you have “bad” variants of “self-control genes” and how their influence is combined with environmental factors, it is still possible to assume by indirect signs which systems are in your the brain does not work quite correctly. The last part of the book is a guide to how you can effectively resist temptation for you and achieve long-term goals, despite problems with self-control.
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