How bullshit is the whole "limited willpower" thing

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>>8925874
Rip, You're just lazy.
I read in our schools psychology textbook that the theory of limited willpower was only proven in one experiment and since then has never been replicated. Willpower has been shown to dramatically change by doing arbitrary things like eating a tasty cookie. You pretty much have infinite willpower dude.

>>8925634
>>8925923
This OP, just stop being a lazy fucker and do what you need to do. It becomes more evident as you get older and grow out of it.

t.former lazy fucker

>>8925923
Do you know what textbook that was, by any chance?

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>>8925634
the fact that nobody can replicate the results of the limited willpower study pretty much proves psychology is a crock of shit

>>8926037
Psychology in everyday life 3rd edition, by David G. Meyers and C. Nathan DeWall.
Not a very intelligent book but it's got the basics

>>8926057
Thanks bro

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>>8925634
Well with that sort of attitude it's no wonder you're not getting results.

>>8926045
>the fact that nobody can replicate the results of the em memedrive study pretty much proves physics is a crock of shit

>>8927199
That's true though

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>>8925634
It takes longer than a few weeks for something to become a habit m8. Once it's a habit, it doesn't even require will power, it's just instinct.

>>8925634

Your brain will try to shut down parts that are stuck in a fruitless loop, this is why revision is hard, your brain assumes you're stuck on something so it shuts you down to try to get you to do something else. The trick to getting round this is to literally do something else, take regular (every 45 minutes or so) breaks of 10-20 minutes a time, you will find you can study all day using this method without the usual frustration that comes from trying to fight how your brain works by "powering thru" or invoking "muh willpower".

Everyone has essentially infinite willpower (that is, if they so desire they can dedicate themselves to something up until it kills them)

However you are not in control of what it can be used for. If you're a fattie then you have a lot of willpower to eat. If you have your shot together then you have a lot of willpower to maintain yourself and strive to be better. To be able to have broad willpower you need to know yourself and structure your goals in realistic ways. You build up your willpower in different things and eventually you have your general life so set, that your willpower begins to be free, and you can choose to do whatever you want, and you'll just do it.

>>8925923
Indeed, just trivial tasks with your non-dominant hand is positively correlated with willpower.

The meme is a joke and I think rather harmful to teach people.