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Jiang's working distinction is that greed takes from others, whereas gluttony centers on wanting too much and lacking self-control.
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Self Control
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"Greed might be personal gain at the expense of others. Exactly. But like gluttony is just not being able to control yourself."
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"That's right, that's right, okay? So greed, you are stealing, you are stealing, you are stealing, and from others, essentially. Does that make sense?..."
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"...much more simple way of saying this is the idea of self -control, right? Or the idea of emotional regulation. You're able to keep..."
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"...right. So now we have these three theories. Right? We have self -control. We have resilience. And we have self -assessment. And so as..."
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"...motivated. If you are successful in life, you will have more self -control. You will have more resilience. You'll be more humble. Okay? Does..."
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"...from poor kids. Right? So let's look at the idea of self -control. Right? Self -control."
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"...is the marshmallow test? Marshmallow test is not a test of self -control. It's a test of your trust. Trust in others, right? If..."
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"...to think, okay, well then, rather than construct our schools around self -control, resilience, and self -reflection, we should construct our schools around better..."
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"about, you know, like so self -control, resilience, and the ability to look inward and better understand what you're good at. Okay? So it..."
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"...in such a way that you may win it. Athletes exercise self -control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wealth,..."
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"...about self -care. We talk about self -understanding. We talk about self -control. These are all fundamental concepts that are related to empathy. So..."
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A source-grounded reading of Jiang's lecture on success, class, parenting, schools, and revolution: self-control turns out to be trust, parenting turns out to be strategy, social mobility turns out to be governance, and revolution...
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