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On a sample of size one. I found that sticking to hard exercise (I am a runner, so intervals, tempo runs, long runs, etc) seems like it is making it easier for
by twawaaay 4y ago
On a sample of size one. I found that sticking to hard exercise (I am a runner, so intervals, tempo runs, long runs, etc) seems like it is making it easier for me to stick to hard exercise in the future. I have some theories about it (like upping my tolerance for pain) but I think ultimately it all comes down to willpower. If so, it means that willpower can also be exercised and you can increase/improve it to let you do things that are not necessarily pleasurable right now but give you delayed gratification.
Can't tell if it transfers from exercise to my actual work.
- deepsun 4y agoIn "Willpower" book they argue that you only need willpower to make a habit. Once the habit is established, you don't exercise willpower anymore.
- tejohnso 4y agoDoesn't that imply that after a month without chocolate or potato chips I could easily avoid them for the rest of my life? Wish it were true.
- collinvandyck76 4y agoIn a sense yes. I started a low carb diet a month ago and at this point i no longer actively crave those things. Not saying I would never eat them again but I have definitely lost the habit of doing so.
- kqr 4y agoIt works on multiple levels. After a month without chocolate you might find it much easier to avoid buying it, and if you don't have it in your home it will be easier to avoid eating it.
- krallja 4y agoI used to drink at least one can of soda every day, and after almost a decade of regularly going without it, I can now drink a soda at a restaurant without falling back into the soda trap.
- mattgreenrocks 4y agoSeen that in my own life. It's more of figuring out the alchemy of starting a flywheel, setting it in motion, and getting out of the way. The hard parts are mostly front-loaded (excepting the phenomenon of hitting the wall) which seems profoundly unfair, but it is what it is.
- sgc 4y agoHa!
- wintermutestwin 4y agoI'd argue that habituating lowers the amount of willpower required. I'd also note that it is easy to lose habits of activities that require a lot of willpower to create a habit around.
- wintermutestwin 4y ago>I think ultimately it all comes down to willpower My annecdata agrees with this point. >Can't tell if it transfers from exercise to my actual work IME, it all comes down to whether I truly care about my work.