The fall of willpower research is so incredibly widespread. Nearly every week I come across a book that cites it, makes recommendations to deal with it, and I have to remind myself that it’s not true.
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Mostly this. The biggest takeaway is that blood sugar doesn’t affect willpower, and willpower isn’t a depletable resource. slate.com/articles/healt
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Wow! That was fast. The “sugar = ATP = willpower” stuff wasn’t that long ago but was accepted so quickly. I do think sugar’s effect on brain chemistry is badly understood (ie parents who think it makes kids “hyperactive”) and underestimated but it’s fascinating to debunk
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