Charles Duhigg - Willpower Quotes

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If you want to do something that requires willpower—like going for a run after work—you have to conserve your willpower muscle during the day,

Charles Duhigg

Willpower isn't just a skill. It's a muscle, like the muscles in your arms or legs, and it gets tired as it works harder, so there's less power left over for other things.

Charles Duhigg

As people strengthened their willpower muscles in one part of their lives—in the gym, or a money management program—that strength spilled over into what they ate or how hard they worked. Once willpower became stronger, it touched everything.

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