Publications by authors named "Aaron Glasser"
Philosophers, psychologists, and economists have reached the consensus that one can use two different kinds of regulation to achieve self-control. Synchronic regulation uses willpower to resist current temptation. Diachronic regulation implements a plan to avoid future temptation.
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- Mind-wandering research is getting more attention, but experts can't agree on what "mind-wandering" really means.
- There are four main views on it, focusing on thoughts that don't relate to a task, thoughts that aren’t based on outside things, thoughts that happen without trying, or thoughts that are just random.
- Studies with hundreds of participants show that the way our thoughts change (dynamics) is the most important part of mind-wandering, rather than just being unrelated to what we're doing.