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Today, we discuss the psychology of conformity (why people conform or diverge).
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Today, we discuss the psychology of conformity (why people conform or diverge).
Instagram: instagram.com/freedomintht
Twitter: twitter.com/freedomintht
Facebook: facebook.com/freedomintht
Read more essays: freedominthought.com
Art by Arianna Belotti: ariannabelotti.com
Music
Gymnopedie no1 - Satie (YouTube Audio Library)





![How to be more disciplined (animated short story)
In this video essay, I discuss how a fictional character - known as Lucas - became more disciplined and changed his life with greater self-control.
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→Studies & Links
[1] https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/full-frontal-psychology/where-does-self-discipline-come-from.html#.WVfNX8YZOZY
[2] http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/willpower.pdf
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→Credits
A big thanks to my patreon supporters: Faisal Rahman, Daniel Zapata, Jacob Massie, Jonathan Dickson, and Kevin Godines!
As always, thanks for watching!
On this channel, video essays are written essays that are read aloud and animated. The goal is to make the viewer think differently or deeper about a topic and attempt to provide some educational value. Any studies mentioned in a video are simply my interpretation of them and do not necessarily reflect the views of the researchers. How to be more disciplined (animated short story)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cPn3UOt1lxw/mqdefault.jpg)




