S2. Ep 4 - Does willpower even exist?
A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand
The Problem With Lack of Willpower
I very rarely see people exercising a lot of self-control. The only time I see it is when people are on diets. For many people, going to their local gym for half an hour twice a week may require a greater effort of will than, say, an Olympic athlete who's paid a lot to train many hours per day. If you're offered a small amount of money, you'll do less than if you're offered millions and millions of pounds to do a thing. And so you've just got incentive plus your genetic inclination to do athing and that's willpower. That's all you've got.
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