What is fatigue? Fatigue is a state of weakness. Muscle fatigue is the temporary physical inability to use one's muscles optimally. Willpower fatigue is the temporary mental inability to self-regulate (control oneself) optimally. The Strength Model The strength model of willpower fatigue claims that willpower relies on a common and limited energy source that can be temporarily depleted. According to the glucose depletion hypothesis, this energy source is glucose. The depletion of … [Read more...]
Willpower: Lessons in Self-Discipline #4
The fourth principle in my series about how to have discipline in your life states: Don't use willpower if you don't have a plan! Whenever you exert willpower, you have a goal (a True Will): you want to build muscle, lose fat, get good grades, make more money, overcome a fear, win a sports competition, or break an addiction. Willpower is unreliable. Whenever you feel overly stressed, exhausted, or distracted, you're likely to fail to move toward your goal—not because you're weak but because … [Read more...]
The Path to Mindcoolness #2 – Needing Stimulation
He wakes up in the morning: — radio. He goes to work: — audiobook. He works: — podcast. He works out: — music. He needs to relax: — YouTube, TV, Netflix. He doesn't need creativity or an original mind. He needs passivity and constant external stimulation. He would rather see his genius wither than feel a stillness in his mind. The slave in him is an avid consumer. The slave in him fears the path to mindcoolness. And it exhausts and tires him. … [Read more...]
Willpower: Lessons in Self-Discipline #3
The third principle in my willpower series states: You can improve self-discipline when you Optimize Your Environment! The best way to dominate your willpower battles is by winning them before willpower is even demanded. If you wait for temptation in order to resist it, half the battle is already lost. On the other hand, if you avoid temptation, you can win the battle with minimal effort. Watch my introductory video to get the gist of this principle: Self-control needn't always be a … [Read more...]
What Is Pride? On the Feeling of Greatness
Pride is golden and radiant, and seventeen things more! Pride is the passion of a great, strong soul that feels its power; vanity is only the pleasure for a small, weak soul that overestimates petty things beyond merit. (Karl Julius Weber) 1. Pride is biologically adaptive. The evolutionary function of pride is to communicate social status nonverbally. An erect, expansive posture with a glowingly confident smile signals a high rank in the social hierarchy. With an authentic expression of … [Read more...]
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