CannibalSmith 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.
Read the Bible!
I don't really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don't do it. Instead, I do what I hate. Romans 7:15
Then you'd have to be very careful which parts you read.
The Bible is rather poorly optimized for this purpose, all things considered; you could do a lot better with other books.
Read Hybrid Theory by Blade and Epsilon! ...sometime when you've got a spare week in which to read 1,300,000 words or so.