TY - JOUR
T1 - Willpower needs tactical skill
AU - Bermúdez, Juan Pablo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press.
PY - 2021/4/26
Y1 - 2021/4/26
N2 - Ainslie advances our understanding of self-control by theoretically unifying multiple forms of willpower. But one crucial question remains unanswered: How do agents pick the right forms of willpower in each situation? I argue that willpower requires tactical skill, which detects willpower-demanding contexts, selects context-appropriate tactics, and monitors their implementation. Research on tactical skill will significantly advance our understanding of willpower.
AB - Ainslie advances our understanding of self-control by theoretically unifying multiple forms of willpower. But one crucial question remains unanswered: How do agents pick the right forms of willpower in each situation? I argue that willpower requires tactical skill, which detects willpower-demanding contexts, selects context-appropriate tactics, and monitors their implementation. Research on tactical skill will significantly advance our understanding of willpower.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85101228202&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X20000898
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X20000898
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 33899708
AN - SCOPUS:85101228202
SN - 0140-525X
VL - 44
SP - e32
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
ER -