The meme that you can 'save up' or 'train' your mental reserves has seen a bit of a come-back lately. However, the scientific evidence of such a thing is scant

The meme that you can 'save up' or 'train' your mental reserves has seen a bit of a come-back lately. However, the scientific evidence of such a thing is scant to none. In general, people that claim you can train your focus and eureka-moments are not looking at the evidence. Brett at AoM has a good intro article on it here: https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/motivation-over-discipline/ https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/motivation-over-disc... Tl;DR: Be disciplined, not motivated. Don't worry too much as well.