Research shows that people with low self-control tend to underplay the negative consequences of their decisions.
by Kerry A. Dolan
Stanford Business
November 25, 2015
Here is an excerpt:
Academic research has long shown that people with low self-control engage in riskier behaviors than do those with higher self-control. But what is the connection between self-control and risk? Are people with low self-control simply unable to stop themselves from risky behavior?
Not exactly. In a new study, researchers from Stanford and the University of Hong Kong found that people with low self-control look at consequences differently than those with higher self-control.
The article is here.
