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Dec 28, 2011, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by FooZe
I continue, for the moment, in my suspicion that "willpower" is actually a myth. We're apparently expected to understand it as part of our cultural heritage, though, so it's rare for anyone to try to define or explain it and the myth goes on uncontested.
"Daddy, why isn't the emperor wearing any clothes?"
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I found some interesting references to willpower in an article linked from today's PC Newsletter: 9 Tips for Setting Authentic New Year’s Resolutions.
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5. Avoid rigid, restrictive goals. Resolutions that focus on rigid behavior changes (like diets) or very specific outcomes (like weight loss) are likely not coming from that core place within, according to Tanksley.
The problem is that these resolutions are often about control and non-acceptance, she explained. And lasting change rarely comes from using force, willpower, restraint or external motivation, she said.
Instead lasting change derives from “letting go, accepting, opening, allowing, discovering… connecting to our essential selves, and ditching the whole idea of fixing ourselves.”
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