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A 2010 meta-analysis examined ego depletion and the strength model of self-control.

P. M. Gollwitzer published "Implementation intentions: Strong effects of simple plans" in American Psychologist in 1999.

Giné, Karlan, and Zinman published "Put your money where your butt is: A commitment contract for smoking cessation" in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics in 2010.

Gollwitzer and Sheeran published the chapter "Implementation intentions and goal achievement: A meta-analysis of effects and processes" in the 2006 book "Advances in experimental social psychology".

The Implicit Association Test measures individual differences in implicit cognition.

A 2014 meta-analysis reviewed meditation programs' effects on psychological stress and well-being.

Goldstein, Cialdini, and Griskevicius published "A room with a viewpoint: Using social norms to motivate environmental conservation in hotels" in the Journal of Consumer Research in 2008.

Fudenberg and Levine published "A dual-self model of impulse control" in The American Economic Review in 2006.

Figner et al. published "Lateral prefrontal cortex and self-control in intertemporal choice" in Nature Neuroscience in 2010.

Finkel et al. published "A brief intervention to promote conflict reappraisal preserves marital quality over time" in Psychological Science in 2013.

Galla and Duckworth published "More than resisting temptation: Beneficial habits mediate the relationship between self-control and positive life outcomes" in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology in 2015.

Epton, Currie, and Armitage published "Unique effects of setting goals on behavior change: Systematic review and meta-analysis" in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology in 2017.

Ekers, Richards, and Gilbody published "A meta-analysis of randomized trials of behavioural treatment of depression" in Psychological Medicine in 2008.

S. Babb published a report on quitting smoking among adults in the U.S. from 2000-2015 in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report in 2017.

D. Ariely and K. Wertenbroch published a study on procrastination, deadlines, and performance in Psychological Science in 2002.

N. Ashraf, D. Karlan, and W. Yin published a study on a commitment savings product in the Philippines in The Quarterly Journal of Economics in 2006.

Duckworth et al. published "A stitch in time: Strategic self-control in high school and college students" in the Journal of Educational Psychology in 2016.

A. Bandura and D. H. Schunk published a study on self-motivation in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology in 1981.

R. C. Baker and D. S. Kirschenbaum published an article on self-monitoring for weight control in Behavior Therapy in 1993.

A. Abadie and S. Gay published a study on presumed consent legislation and organ donation in the Journal of Health Economics in 2006.