
Releasing the Habits That Imprison Your Spirit (Part 2)
Tara Brach
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The Power of Willpower
There's so much science that shows that willpower doesn't work with strong habits, with addictions. And you might hold out a bit, but then the resistance gets exhausted because it takes energy not to do barriers crash. I will never forget being in my late teens and binging regularly and afterwards swearing, okay, tomorrow is going to be different. Now swearing to myself. How many rounds that intention collapsed and how deep that belief that I should be able to control this and something is really, really wrong with me.
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