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		jcl on Oct 12, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If You're Too Busy to Meditate, Read This The analogy is true, insofar as there are experiments that support it. https://www.google.com/search?q=willpower+muscle+research More interestingly, there is research that suggests that believing that willpower is like a muscle impairs willpower. :) http://pss.sagepub.com/content/21/11/1686

disgruntledphd2 on Oct 13, 2012 | [–]

Thanks for that, I read that study when it came out (the second one) but could never find it again.

KirinDave on Oct 12, 2012 | [–]

That is an amazing study! Thanks for bringing it up!

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