The Science Behind Failed Resolutions

Here’s a month old WSJ article that I just got around to reading. I wish I remembered how I originally found it, but I don’t. It was probably from GiveMeSomethingToRead.com.

The article makes the case that the portion of your brain that controls willpower behaves like a muscle. This means both that it can tire in the short run, and that it can be strengthened over time.

I put this in the category of concepts so profound that, once you hear it, you feel like you always knew it. It makes sense, but it’s not obvious.