It seems that willpower comes in limited supply. The New York Times reports that a person's willpower gets tired after use, i.e. restraining yourself from one activity may make another tedious activity more difficult. But it also works the other way: you can store up willpower.
There are practical applications. Maybe part of the reason that tapering workouts makes us faster on race day is all that extra willpower we've saved up from not having to force ourselves to work out during the taper.
Check out the NYT article and report back on your favorite willpower-related rationalization!
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