It's not just because you lack the willpower (although some of us definitely need to strengthen
our willpower muscles), but it's also biochemical.
It's not just because you lack the willpower (although some of us definitely need to strengthen
our willpower muscles), but it's also...
Over time,
your willpower muscles will strengthen, making you even more effective at getting things done.
Read more: 6 Ways to Strengthen
Your Willpower Muscle
Read more: How to Build Up
Your Willpower Muscle.
Not because of the long list of health benefits I would experience, but because I knew this would let me exercise my «
willpower muscle.»
Not exact matches
«
Willpower is like a
muscle [that] becomes fatigued with over-use,» says Vanderkam.
Vanderkam cites Florida State University psychology professor Roy Baumeister's famous finding that
willpower is like a
muscle that becomes fatigued from overuse.
Like a
muscle,
willpower can be strengthened.
Willpower is like a
muscle.
Willpower is like a
muscle that depletes when it is exercised.
Willpower is like a
muscle in that you can only use it so much before you need to give it time to rest and recover.
Willpower works like a
muscle that can become fatigued throughout the day, so you have to replenish it.
In
Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength (Penguin Press, 2011), Baumeister and New York Times science writer John Tierney reveal that one of our most valued abilities — selfcontrol — actually operates like a
muscle: it can be strengthened with practice and exhausted by overuse.
But it turns out you can actually build up
willpower like a
muscle if you can do something that requires effort of will — something as silly as brushing your teeth with your nondominant hand.
These acts of
willpower and control in the prefrontal cortex are things that you can exercise like a
muscle.
On the other hand, the gym is a place where
willpower and mental endurance can grow as much as
muscle tissue.
Your
willpower is basically like a
muscle.
Willpower is like a
muscle.
«Dr. Roy Baumeister proposes that
willpower operates very much like a
muscle and gets fatiguing through repeated use,» Kayleigh Pleas, a positive psychology coach, explains.
We try to
muscle through using
willpower which is easily depleted.
I know it can be hard to say no to junk food, but
willpower is like a
muscle, the more you use it, the stronger it gets.
«People often tense their
muscles when exerting
willpower, so doing so in the face of temptation helps them resist the indulgence.»
Studies have shown that
willpower does work in a similar way to a
muscle — it can get fatigued and you can strengthen it.
Remember,
willpower is like a
muscle; the more your flex and exercise it, the stronger it will become.
«This is because
willpower is like a
muscle — it's strongest when it has been given good rest and restoration.»
Bahahahhahaha not answering the book question Susie @ Suzlyfe recently posted...
Willpower: A
muscle to strengthen #thinkingoutloud
That
willpower is more like a
muscle than a virtue that some are born with?
According to the American Psychological Association, my videogame analogy has not been widely adopted: experts «liken
willpower to a
muscle that can get fatigued from overuse.»