In one experiment, three groups of people were invited to a room with chocolate cakes in turn. The first group was reminded of the guilt they would experience after eating the cake. The second was asked to think about how proud they would be of their willpower if they could resist the temptation. The third group was not given instructions. And here is the result: those whose pride the experimenters cried out for ate the least of all. Conclusion: Feeling proud is better at resisting temptation than feeling guilty. Shame and guilt absorb the strength needed to fight temptation. Pride, on the other hand, gives energy that feeds the will to resistance. This fact is of some importance in resisting such common human weaknesses as overeating, procrastination, and laziness.

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In one experiment, three groups of people were invited to a room with chocolate cakes in turn. The first group was reminded of the guilt they would experience after eating the cake. The second was asked to think about how proud they would be of their willpower if they could resist the temptation. The third group was not given instructions. And here is the result: those whose pride the experimenters cried out for ate the least of all. Conclusion: Pride is better at resisting temptation than guilt. Shame and guilt absorb the strength needed to fight temptation. Pride, on the other hand, gives energy that feeds the will to resistance. This fact is of some importance in resisting such common human weaknesses as overeating, procrastination, and laziness.