http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki... Section I. Volition in General 1. Acts Of Volition 600. Will 601. Necessity 602. Willingness 603. Unwillingness 604. Resolution 604A. Perseverance 605. Irresolution 606. Obstinacy 607. Tergiversation 608. Caprice 609. Choice 609A. Absence Of Choice 610. Rejection
Will: The Science Of Willpower http://onpoint.wbur.org/2011... , Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get It If You Really Want http://www.youtube.com/watch... , http://www.npr.org/2011... , Ego depletion refers to the idea that self-control or willpower is an exhaustible resource that can be used up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , TED Talks Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. http://www.ted.com/talks... , Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue? http://www.nytimes.com/2011... , performance , 1 -7 -13 http://www.brainpickings.org/index... - Thomas Page
necessity , 7 -26 mother of invention? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , 7 -28 http://friendfeed.com/citizen... - Thomas Page
willingness "We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing." - Author Unknown - Thomas Page
unwillingness - Thomas Page
To Keep Willpower from Flagging, Remember the F-Word: ‘Fun’ http://healthland.time.com/2010... - Thomas Page
Resolution 1 -17 sort The Willpower Trick http://www.wired.com/wiredsc... - Thomas Page
Perseverance (604 and 604A) + 620 with 626 = measurable performance < sort this (toward end or existence? human being doing ) or Section V. Results of Voluntary Action 729. Completion 730. Noncompletion 731. Success 732. Failure 733. Trophy 734. Prosperity 735. Adversity 736. Mediocrity ::: efficacy noun The power or capacity to produce a desired result: effect, effectiveness, effectuality, effectualness, efficaciousness, efficiency, influence, potency. See AFFECT :::: http://www.quotationspage.com/subject... , Zen and the art of Kaizen http://friendfeed.com/citizen... http://www.kaicomm.com/images... sort >Why are software development task estimations regularly off by a factor of 2-3? http://www.quora.com/Enginee... , 8 -1 Master of fate - Captain of soul http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page
Obstinacy 1 - 27 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/obstina... , (sort evangelical child rearing , strong willed child http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki... http://www.amazon.com/Strong-... , scientific psychological soundness of ideas? , 2 -10 http://healthland.time.com/2012... , 2 -26 http://www.theatlantic.com/health... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... ) 2 -15 conditional love NO CHILD BEHIND LEFT unbeaten. "Spoiled" ? Teach to the test succeed or else... - Thomas Page
Tergiversation to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define... - Thomas Page
Caprice - Thomas Page
Choice , 7 -17 -13 Prohairesis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... variously translated as "moral character", "will", "volition", "choice", "intention", or "moral choice - Thomas Page
Absence of Choice 1 -29 sort > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://www.monergism.com/directo... , 2 -15 conditional love , god helps those who help themselves , gods attitude towards the results of types of stewardship? Jackson and Berry on this? Does god love scientists more than fundamentalists? , 2 -23 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://plato.stanford.edu/entries... Free will ? - Thomas Page
impulse http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki... , 7 -26 use of checklists for impulse control and habit establishment ( see below ) 12 -31 sort do lists http://www.brainpickings.org/index... repeat ? - Thomas Page
Habit http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki... , 11 -23 “Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.” http://www.brainpickings.org/index... http://www.brainpickings.org/index... http://www.brainpickings.org/index... - Thomas Page
Desuetude http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki... , 1819, Sir Walter Scott, Bride of Lammermoor ... we of the house of Ravenswood do our endeavour in keeping up, by all just and lawful exertion of our baronial authority, that due and fitting connexion betwixt superior and vassal, which is in some danger of falling into desuetude, owing to the general license and misrule of these present unhappy times. , 2 -1 sort http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , 10 -2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page
2. Causes of Volition ; Motivation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , [[[ 8 -4 [[ 616. DISSUASION ]] , 5 Class V. Words Relating to the Voluntary Powers 5.1 Division I. Individual Volition 5.1.1 Section I. Volition in General ; 2. Causes of Volition 615. motive - o 615A. absence of motive - o 616. dissuasion - o 617. PRETEXT A false, contrived or assumed purpose; a pretense. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki... ]]]] - Thomas Page
Section II. Prospective Volition 1. Conceptional Volition 620. {{INTENTION]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... [ Belief Desire Intention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... ] , [[ 7 -30 sort Belief System http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... ]] , [[ 16 basic desires that motivate our actions and define our personalities are: Acceptance, the need for approval Curiosity, the need to learn Eating, the need for food Family, the need to raise children Honor, the need to be loyal to the traditional values of one's clan/ethnic group Idealism, the need for social justice Independence, the need for individuality Order, the need for organized, stable, predictable environments Physical activity, the need for exercise Power, the need for influence of will Romance, the need for sex and for beauty Saving, the need to collect Social contact, the need for friends (peer relationships) Social status, the need for social standing/importance Tranquility, the need to be safe Vengeance, the need to strike back and to compete ]] , 8 -24 How executive functions interact with ... ? - Thomas Page
Voluntary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/volunta... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , Cultural Influences 11 -13 Intentions-Plans-Goals? scrutinization of justification? Objects of Volition? Prospective Volition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... [ Folkway Politics built up without conscious design http://dictionary.reference.com/browse... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... warped justifications ... Justification systems exist at the individual and societal level ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... ? [[[ 1 -2 BDI-IPG beliefs desires intentions - intentions plans goals - Thomas Page
sort Philosophers refer to people who have moral responsibility fhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... or an action as moral agents. Agents have the capability to reflect on their situation, to form intentions about how they will act, and then to carry out that action. The notion of free will has become an important issue in the debate on whether individuals are ever morally responsible for their actions and, if so, in what sense. Incompatibilists regard determinism as at odds with free will, whereas compatibilists think the two can coexist. - Thomas Page
10 -22 fulfilling Fullfilment fulfilled , 5 W s , [ elements of ( prescriptions , subscriptions , delivery , (( sweat flow work ((( leadership [[[[[[ Maslow BDI ({{[[ tangent content of character , content of time spent memory - Thomas Page
12 -31 It is better to want what you have than to have what you want.—Dalai Lama ? ? maybe yes, maybe no [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... freedom from want? Vs satisfaction of needs ? The Need to want ? Avolition is a psychological state characterized by general lack of drive, or motivation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... to pursue meaningful goals. Enlightened Balance ... ? Defeat , Giving Up, Choosing to Change, Malfunction Troubleshooting ???? < word for paradoxical enigma ? Borg Reptillians ? Crave Taṇhā http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... Elementary Encounters 1 -1 Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , Craven ? ? 1 -2 Ode to Joy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page
General Intersocial Volition http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki... 737. Authority http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... 737A. Government 737B. Politics 738. Laxity 739. Severity 740. Lenity 741. Command http://machaut.uchicago.edu/... 742. Disobedience 743. Obedience 744. Compulsion 745. Master 746. Servant 747. Scepter 748. Free will 749. Subjection 750. Liberation 751. Restraint 752. Prison 753. Keeper 754. Prisoner 755. Commission 756. Abrogation 757. Resignation 758. Consignee 759. Deputy - Thomas Page
Rational Will Formation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page