After a bit of brief research, I still have no idea how willpower depletion actually works, or if I’m mistaking depletion for distraction, etc., etc. I get the impression that there isn’t much a consensus in the field on this subject.
What I’d like to know is this: what do you actually do to replenish willpower?
In other words, after working for several days in a row and being tired and not wanting to work on project x that has a large delay and little expectation (from the Procrastination Equation), how do you then work on project x? Do you eat something sugary, recite a mantra, meditate, sleep?
I’ve read (I can’t remember where) that completing difficult tasks gives a boost to willpower, but then how do you convince yourself to start that difficult task? And what difficult task do you use?
What do you actually do to replenish your willpower?
After a bit of brief research, I still have no idea how willpower depletion actually works, or if I’m mistaking depletion for distraction, etc., etc. I get the impression that there isn’t much a consensus in the field on this subject.
What I’d like to know is this: what do you actually do to replenish willpower?
In other words, after working for several days in a row and being tired and not wanting to work on project x that has a large delay and little expectation (from the Procrastination Equation), how do you then work on project x? Do you eat something sugary, recite a mantra, meditate, sleep?
I’ve read (I can’t remember where) that completing difficult tasks gives a boost to willpower, but then how do you convince yourself to start that difficult task? And what difficult task do you use?
Thanks.