Willpower - Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

Key Facts and Insights

1. Willpower is like a muscle – it can be strengthened with practice, but also fatigued.
2. Glucose is a key factor in willpower – maintaining stable blood sugar levels can help in maintaining willpower.
3. Decision fatigue – Making decisions uses up our willpower. After making many decisions, we are prone to make poor ones.
4. Precommitment is a strategy to boost willpower – making a decision in advance before the temptation is encountered.
5. Understanding the concept of Ego Depletion – a state where our self-control resources are low and we are likely to give into impulses.
6. Self-control...

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