Self-Regulation

Increase self-regulation -- the ability to better control what you think, say, feel, do, and accomplish.

To increase Self-Regulation, 15Five recommends...

Set clear short-term goals

Create objectives and set clear short-term goals.
Set clear long-term goals

Create objectives and set clear long-term goals.
Practice naming your feelings

Practice the skill of naming your feelings through feeling identification.

Additional resources

Questions adapted with permission from Brown, J. M., Miller, W. R., & Lawendowski, L. A. (1999). The Self-Regulation Questionnaire. In L. VandeCreek & T. L. Jackson (Eds.), Innovations in clinical practice: A source book (Vol. 17, pp. 281-289). Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Press.

Bigony, C. (2019). 15Five: Technology aligned to the science of thriving. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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Set clear short-term goals

Set clear long-term goals

Practice naming your feelings