• Zagorath@aussie.zone
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    14 days ago

    Will-power is a finite resource in the day

    The scientific name for this is “ego depletion”, but recent evidence is suggesting that it may not actually be a thing, with multiple attempts to replicate the original result failing to do so.

    In fact, the best evidence for ego depletion seems to be possibly that it’s a sort of nocebo. That if you believe your willpower is spent for the day, you give yourself an additional excuse not to make harder choices.

    • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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      14 days ago

      Think I’ll go in the opposite direction then and try to train myself to believe that willpower is infinite. Kamina style.

    • cRazi_man@lemm.ee
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      14 days ago

      TIL.

      This is going to be my new phrase…sorry, I can’t do that right now as my ego is depleted.