
S2. Ep 4 - Does willpower even exist?
A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand
The Double Hit
I suppose one is fantasy of unlimited success and the other is a more thought-out objective, which is really sort of ambition. The most important part is to actually face the conflicting feelings that are associated with getting to the place that we want to go. When I look at it there, I think, what am I doing? I can't sell it because that would be conceding defeat. But every time I look at the thing, I just think, what an idiot I am. Maybe there's willpower, but there's some other bit of my brain going, don't do it."
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