7 EFFECTIVE WAYS TO BUILD WILLPOWER - Project Man Beyond - 0 views
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Remember those moments when you just don’t feel like doing a task, but you know you have to?
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Starting is actually the secret to accomplishing a lot of things. Just by starting, somehow you are compelled to continue on.
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As psychologist Roy Baumeister and science writer John Tierney pointed out in their Willpower book, it works a lot like a muscle. Like a muscle, it can get tired and need recovery.
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It also needs to be nourished. It is affected by a lot of factors such as stress, physical health, and nutrition. In other words, your “spirit can be willing but the flesh is spongy and bruised.”
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f there is no underlying passion and serious motivation behind a goal, temptations can easily power their way against you.
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Contrary to many Vince Lombardi-type motivations, willpower is more like an energy that can be depleted. Willpower is a finite resource. It works in cycles; it is something that you build on and know when to maximize.