The Inverse Relationship Between Habits and Willpower
Why willpower is hard Part 1
Willpower is a limited resource. It's like a muscle in that way: it can be depleted by use, but it will also grow stronger with exercise. If you're trying to resist temptation and your willpower gives out, don't worry—it'll come back if you give it time to recover.
When we're making decisions throughout the day, our willpower gets drained slowly but steadily; every choice we make requires some effort from our brains. That process also happens when we resist temptation—and once again, there are only so many times a person can do this before they reach their limit and give in to the candy bar or cigarette or whatever else they were resisting.
Choosing what to eat for dinner may seem like an easy decision compared with resisting those cookies after dinner; however, both require energy from your brain at differ
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