impulses
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We all know what it feels like, even children recognize the feeling of effort, the effort of suppressing impulses.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
“Wives” shares some of the same impulses of Caryl Churchill’s brilliant, time-hopping feminist comedy “Top Girls,” but the comparison isn’t really a fair one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
They also reported poorer sleep, a stronger desire for continuous stimulation, and greater difficulty resisting the urge to immediately check their phones or act on impulses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Adolescents already have a harder time than adults with planning ahead and controlling their impulses, because of the brain’s immature prefrontal cortex.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Actions and feelings of men ten thousand miles from home helped me to understand the moods and impulses of those walking the streets of Chicago and Dixie.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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