Executive control
Executive control is the ability to direct attention, inhibit impulses, switch strategies, and maintain action in line with a goal.
Definition
Executive control includes processes such as response inhibition, working memory, planning, error monitoring, and cognitive flexibility. It is important in learning, working, regulating emotions and making decisions. It does not work in isolation from sleep, stress, motivation and cognitive load.
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Practice and life
For a difficult task, set one execution rule: what I do, what I don't do and when I check progress.
Common misunderstanding
It is a mistake to treat executive control as mere willpower. It is also a mistake to overload it with too many goals at once.
Questions for self-reflection
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