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The American Psychological Association defines willpower as the ability to resist immediate urges so that long-term goals can be met, unwanted traits replaced and challenges are handled rationally, not emotionally.
Avoidance as a broad coping mechanism to steer clear of unpleasant thoughts, feelings, or situations. Procrastination, however, is a specific type of avoidance where one voluntarily delays a specific task, even knowing it can lead to bad outcomes.
Pivoting is the ability to distinguish between tasks that must be attended to immediately, postponed, or abandoned completely. It’s a skill set worth developing, and it’s useful in all areas of life.
Reframing is a technique used in business, psychology, communication, and software engineering. It is a useful tool, and one could argue it has been around since ancient times.
