Good articles on Willpower and Life's purpose/Mission

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A couple good articles on Willpower vs. Life's purpose/Mission. Applies personally and professionally.

How to Increase Willpower | Mark's Daily Apple

Your question is a timely one. Much was made over a recent study (PDF) that demonstrated willpower as a limited resource. The crux was this: we have a finite amount of willpower in a day (so to speak), and when it’s used up, that’s it.

Too many tasks, too little energy and too much frustration have zapped our self-discipline, and the balance is zero when we go to direct some toward the day’s workout. The research says this: as much as we’d wish otherwise, we don’t have separate willpower accounts for different areas of life.

Some days we all feel like we’re going through the motions. When you take the sum total of your experience, however, what do you feel? How directed do you feel in life? How connected to a larger purpose (not necessarily metaphysical) would you say you are? Research has looked at how a sense of purpose can extend (as well as expand) our lives, and the results are impressive.

Read more: Does Life Purpose Enhance Longevity? | Mark's Daily Apple





I find having a life's purpose/mission gives fuel to replenish my daily willpower.

 

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