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elfsOne of the interesting things that I've been following for the past couple of months is the willpowper argument-- that our willpower is a limited resource that we use up, like muscle power, and as the day winds on we use up more and more of it until, by the end of the day, we're out of "decision" power.
Now comes a new set of studies that indicates that, for some tasks, this isn't true. Obviously, people can play video games for hours and hours, making twitchy decisions that allow them to play successfully. And it turns out that if you believe willpower is limited, it is-- and if you believe that success generates the ability to attend more to continued success, then willpower is unlimited.
Now comes a new set of studies that indicates that, for some tasks, this isn't true. Obviously, people can play video games for hours and hours, making twitchy decisions that allow them to play successfully. And it turns out that if you believe willpower is limited, it is-- and if you believe that success generates the ability to attend more to continued success, then willpower is unlimited.
