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Just curious, does anybody know of any studies that supports the OP's claims about willpower? The OP describes it as though willpower were a muscle.
by anukulrm 15y ago
Just curious, does anybody know of any studies that supports the OP's claims about willpower? The OP describes it as though willpower were a muscle.
- kbd 15y agoDidn't read the OP's link yet, but it sounds like it's talking about this: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/your-money/09shortcuts.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/your-money/09shortcuts.htm...
- lostmypw 15y agoIf this page doesn't load for someone... just refresh. I've been getting a "page unavailable" response at first, but the link does, in fact, work.
- gwern 15y agoThere are studies supporting that, yes, but there is also a study or two which seem to say that the muscle model is a self-fulfilling prophecy! It's a complicated area, let us say. See: http://lesswrong.com/lw/2y2/willpower_not_a_limited_resource/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/2y2/willpower_not_a_limited_resource... http://lesswrong.com/lw/1fe/antiakrasia_technique_structured_procrastination/196o http://lesswrong.com/lw/1fe/antiakrasia_technique_structured... See also http://lesswrong.com/lw/1fe/antiakrasia_technique_structured_procrastination/196o http://lesswrong.com/lw/1fe/antiakrasia_technique_structured... http://lesswrong.com/lw/1yn/what_would_you_do_if_blood_glucose_theory_of/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/1yn/what_would_you_do_if_blood_gluco... (and all the studies in the comments especially) http://lesswrong.com/lw/h3/superstimuli_and_the_collapse_of_western/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/h3/superstimuli_and_the_collapse_of_...