WEBVTT 00:00:06.040 --> 00:00:11.119 Morning, everybody. It is 2 a .m. here in Houston. 00:00:11.720 --> 00:00:15.000 It's time for another morality lesson. If there's 00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:17.039 any delay between the releases of these episodes, 00:00:17.219 --> 00:00:19.879 keep in mind, like I said before, I am extremely 00:00:19.879 --> 00:00:22.719 busy. But back to what we're working on here. 00:00:23.039 --> 00:00:25.839 This is Thoughts If It Were You, Food for Thought 00:00:25.839 --> 00:00:29.719 by Neo Gentrics. Last time, we covered respect 00:00:29.719 --> 00:00:33.259 and perseverance. Next, we're going to cover 00:00:33.259 --> 00:00:39.009 one of the more unused but is still well known 00:00:39.009 --> 00:00:44.509 morals. Self control. By definition that is the 00:00:44.509 --> 00:00:47.490 ability to control oneself and particularly one's 00:00:47.490 --> 00:00:50.630 emotions desires or the expression of them in 00:00:50.630 --> 00:00:53.710 one's behavior especially in difficult situations. 00:00:54.950 --> 00:00:58.649 This one is usually linked with morality on the 00:00:58.649 --> 00:01:03.780 terms that you know Willpower is one of the main 00:01:03.780 --> 00:01:08.420 things that people possess Rather self -discipline 00:01:08.420 --> 00:01:11.540 or this is also something that is well taught 00:01:11.540 --> 00:01:15.519 in foreign cultures usually in martial arts Okay, 00:01:16.180 --> 00:01:21.379 so What is self -control? Self -control separates 00:01:21.379 --> 00:01:23.879 us from our ancient ancestors and the rest of 00:01:23.879 --> 00:01:26.659 the animal kingdom Thanks to our large prefrontal 00:01:26.659 --> 00:01:31.000 cortex or rather our brain if you will It is 00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:33.180 basically the ability to subdue our impulses 00:01:33.180 --> 00:01:35.599 in order to achieve long -term goals, rather 00:01:35.599 --> 00:01:38.200 than responding to immediate impulses we can 00:01:38.200 --> 00:01:42.599 plan, evaluate alternative actions, and often 00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:45.379 enough avoid doing things we'll regret later. 00:01:46.780 --> 00:01:50.959 Yes, this also does include pre -marital sex, 00:01:51.400 --> 00:01:55.480 but that's a topic for another day. The ability 00:01:55.480 --> 00:01:58.109 to exert... self -control is typically called 00:01:58.109 --> 00:02:01.269 willpower and it will allow us to direct our 00:02:01.269 --> 00:02:06.090 attention and it underlines all kinds of achievements 00:02:06.090 --> 00:02:10.090 if you will there is a significant debate in 00:02:10.090 --> 00:02:13.389 science right now as to whether or not willpower 00:02:13.389 --> 00:02:15.949 is a finite resource and all but you know studies 00:02:15.949 --> 00:02:19.069 still demonstrate that exercising willpower makes 00:02:19.069 --> 00:02:23.699 heavy demands on mental energy notably on our 00:02:23.699 --> 00:02:25.879 reserves of glucose, basically the sugar in your 00:02:25.879 --> 00:02:30.539 body, the brain's preferred fuel, therefore creating 00:02:30.539 --> 00:02:34.000 ego depletion. With self -control, you don't 00:02:34.000 --> 00:02:36.500 really have to worry about one having a really 00:02:36.500 --> 00:02:40.719 big ego, which is definitely a bonus. It's basically 00:02:40.719 --> 00:02:43.419 one reason we're more apt to reach for that chocolate 00:02:43.419 --> 00:02:45.680 chip cookie when we're feeling really stressed 00:02:45.680 --> 00:02:48.280 out, like for a test or something, than when 00:02:48.280 --> 00:02:53.210 we're feeling on top of the world. it's basically 00:02:53.210 --> 00:02:57.250 that that's it's the definition of self -control 00:02:57.250 --> 00:03:02.830 and It's basically something that scientists 00:03:02.830 --> 00:03:06.310 have still Studying now like how do I put this 00:03:06.310 --> 00:03:08.849 they they're trying to find a way to replicate 00:03:08.849 --> 00:03:14.560 the same effect that self -control has Basically 00:03:14.560 --> 00:03:18.419 with the same concept of ego depletion, but it 00:03:18.419 --> 00:03:21.039 has yet to come to fruition or basically give 00:03:21.039 --> 00:03:27.719 any steady Results if you will so I Mean with 00:03:27.719 --> 00:03:31.539 this in mind Ask yourself these questions and 00:03:31.539 --> 00:03:32.979 then we're gonna take a short break and then 00:03:32.979 --> 00:03:34.919 I'm gonna talk about ways to build up your self 00:03:34.919 --> 00:03:38.860 -control but ask yourself these questions or 00:03:38.860 --> 00:03:40.819 Think about these questions if someone has asked 00:03:40.819 --> 00:03:44.060 you Has anyone ever asked you, why are you so 00:03:44.060 --> 00:03:48.439 impulsive? Can't you wait? Or why would you do 00:03:48.439 --> 00:03:52.400 that when you could do it tomorrow? Or why are 00:03:52.400 --> 00:03:55.460 you or should you really be smoking this here? 00:03:55.500 --> 00:03:58.800 Or should you even be smoking at all? You know, 00:03:58.900 --> 00:04:01.199 these questions are asked by a lot of people 00:04:01.199 --> 00:04:05.000 to different people. And, you know, it's basically 00:04:05.000 --> 00:04:07.360 comes down to restraint. Can you keep yourself 00:04:07.360 --> 00:04:09.340 from doing it just because he's smoking doesn't 00:04:09.340 --> 00:04:12.560 mean you should. But while peer pressure is a 00:04:12.560 --> 00:04:14.680 thing, and I will be covering peer pressure in 00:04:14.680 --> 00:04:19.079 a later date, it still comes down to whether 00:04:19.079 --> 00:04:21.240 or not you want to do it. It doesn't matter if 00:04:21.240 --> 00:04:23.860 everyone else is doing it. The question is, do 00:04:23.860 --> 00:04:27.120 you want to do it? And can you resist doing this?