Why does willpower deplete throughout the day rather than grow?
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would recommend not thinking in terms of “willpower depletion,” instead try on:
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oh hey this is a good opportunity for another hot take:
"spoon theory" is looking at it backwards. it's not that you "lose spoons," it's that you *gain anti-spoons* (~internal conflicts), and anti-spoons are objects that have properties and you can learn to dissolve them (1/n) twitter.com/QiaochuYuan/st…
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This is great. "Depletion" does seem problematic.
Remember reading a study where the authors used the term "self-regulatory fatigue" instead because it reflects the fact that people can be motivated to override this effect, which is possible with fatigue but not depletion.
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And so, other than managing inner conflicts, fatigue can also be managed through other fundamentals of stress management like sleep, nutrition, exercise, meditation etc.
Like, just getting a nap when you're feeling tired can make a world of difference sometimes.
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