In 1907, William James complains that psychologists have ignored the topic of "the energies of men"—that is, the practical stamina available for "running one's mental and moral operations".
Have good frameworks emerged for this in the past century?
jstor.org/stable/2177575
Conversation
Definitely not a full framework, but I really like the bit in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance about “gumptionology”
Quote Tweet
Replying to @diviacaroline @deevbrain and 2 others
Even though there’s a lot out there about very similar topics, I still think gumptionology is v understudied/undertheorized twitter.com/diviacaroline/…
2
4
Replying to
Yes, this is a perennial favorite for me!!