"Trait self-control and the avoidance of temptation" | Science Direct
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[Reading the full paper requires a purchase or access through your organization.] A scientific research paper that supports the idea people possessing high levels of self-control are those who use self-regulation strategies to avoid temptation before it happens. "[A]voiding temptation is itself an act of self-regulation... one requiring forethought, effective anticipation, and self-knowledge. Although people with weak self-control might benefit most from the strategy of avoiding temptation, they may be least likely to use it." Or as someone once put it to me: 'A fight you don't get in is a fight you win by default.'