John_Maxwell_IV comments on Self control may be contagious - Less Wrong
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That sounds plausible. Now, where do we go to systematically see people with good self control? Or is it just a reason to choose good role models and think about them regularly.
Reading the right biographies or watching the right movies would probably work...
I can recommend "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" for this purpose. It is longer than a single movie and includes quite a lot of self-controlled characters (above all Cameron of course).
When I saw the series (essentially in one go), the effect described in the study lasted for approximately 2 days.