Willpower

[matt_arnold]

Here is a link to an interesting article "Willpower is best used with care," on the findings of psychologists that self-control is more determinate of success than talent, that willpower can be strengthened like a muscle through excercise, and that it can be fatigued and depleted. Excerpt:

... the general principle - not to spread our inner

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[treebones]

So the best combination is going to be a mix of the two...a regular program of reasonable self-restraint, harnessed to an avoidance of optional willpower drains.

Hrm. I've been gearing up to do a variant on this; hopefully I can wave the research at myself to give the necessary boost to make it so. (:

It's easy to notice...

[trav13369]

when a person's life is crazy, trying to sit, concentrate, and do something else is hard.

BTW, that whole "Addicted to getting coated in minty goodness" thing, Linda's dad got us mint nutty-buddys from Schwan's.

We'll get back to you on that ROFL!

Re: It's easy to notice...

[matt_arnold]

You must be referring to this. It's time for me to blog about it.