This completely abstracts the mind from the concept of self-control, and that's a logical fallacy. Conscious executive decision making originates in the mind as

This completely abstracts the mind from the concept of self-control, and that's a logical fallacy. Conscious executive decision making originates in the mind as well. The reason you go do something is because you made the choice to do it. Period. Sure, we do things we don't 'want' to do in a narrow sense, but in the broader sense when we choose to do an unpleasant task we have decided, based on outside forces that this task is what we need/want to do. This isn't to say that there is no merit in working with your mind and being productive when your mind is ready, but the notion that you must not bring willpower to bear on any task is taking things a bit too far.