Where Does Willpower Come From?

According to Dr. Roy Baumeister, author of WILLPOWER: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, in their early eagerness to chart the brain as the human equivalent of computers chips and circuits, most psychologists had neglected one mundane but essential part of the machine: the power cord. In a computer, chips and circuit boards are useless without a source of energy. And so is the brain. Research has shown that a drop in that energy source correlates to low self control in both children and adults.

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