Boosting Willpower: Getting a Handle on Your Compulsive Behavior

Published: Tue, 12/16/14

"Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive, no matter what they feel, by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt, or fear."
Dan Millman, American author.
Did you know that you have a limited supply of willpower—and that when you use it up, it's gone until you replenish it? That's the conclusion of Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D. in "The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What We Can Do to Get More of It" and Roy F. Baumeister in "Willpower: Rediscovering The Greatest Human Strength,” who have studied the issue. 

Believe it or not, even something as simple as deciding between a pumpkin spice latte and a Frappuccino, or what you want for lunch, can use up part of your day's limited supply of willpower. Interestingly, your willpower also corresponds to your energy level. Neurologists believe insufficient glucose (the body's primary fuel) in certain areas of the brain makes you reckless.
Boosting Willpower: Getting a Handle on Your Compulsive Behavior
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