(All involve some kind of conflict)
- avoiding the thought of white bears
- inhibiting an emotional response to a movie
- making choices that involve conflict
- trying to impress others
- responding kindly to someone's bad behavior 

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

When you force yourself to do something, that is you resist a behavior you otherwise would have done, you are less likely to exert self-control in the next challenge you face. 

ego depletion

Kahneman, Daniel. Thinking, Fast and Slow. Nota, 2013.

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

examples of suppressing a behavior that leads to ego depletion

- deviating from your diet
- overspending on impulsive purchases
- reacting aggressively to provocation 
- performing poorly on cognitive tasks/decision making

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