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Willpower as a draining battery: a theory that failed the test.

From 1998 Roy Baumeister argued that self-control is a limited resource that drains like a battery. Over 100 studies seemed to support it. In 2016, 23 labs ran the same protocol on 2,141 people: the effect was essentially zero. Why you give in after a hard day remains open, but it's not because of an empty tank.

Useful: Don't tell yourself your willpower is used up; the expectation itself can hold you back.

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