A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety (pnas.org) 19 points by sayemm 11y ago ↗ HN
[–] canjobear 11y ago ↗ It's hard to interpret this without a clear sense of what is meant by "self-control". [–] derefr 11y ago ↗ Probably the same meaning as the Big 5 trait of "conscientiousness": a high dopamine level. These kind of studies basically find that groups with a lot of people in them with undiagnosed ADD/ADHD function poorly.
[–] derefr 11y ago ↗ Probably the same meaning as the Big 5 trait of "conscientiousness": a high dopamine level. These kind of studies basically find that groups with a lot of people in them with undiagnosed ADD/ADHD function poorly.
[–] fleitz 11y ago ↗ It sounds like the statistical basis for this: http://www.paulgraham.com/distraction.html [–] sayemm 11y ago ↗ Nice! And I'd also add my most favorite PG essay: http://paulgraham.com/determination.html
[–] sayemm 11y ago ↗ Nice! And I'd also add my most favorite PG essay: http://paulgraham.com/determination.html
[–] tempthoughts 11y ago ↗ What does it have to do with self-control if we are only measuring our willingness to submit to being controlled?
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