12 - Willpower

Full transcript here 👋 Hey, good morning, good afternoon, good evening. This is your life. This is your chance. Listen. The word for today is willpower. There’s controversy in the research community about how willpower works. Is it finite and exhaustible, or do we just need the right motivations to be able to push through anything? I’m guessing there are so many different situations in life that you could find both, depending on where you look. I do believe willpower can be built like a muscle, though. Today’s concrete challenge is to do one experiment with willpower. Can you resist dessert? Can you make yourself plan tomorrow’s details today? Can you brave the elements to get some movement outside? Whatever your mountain is, you can make strides toward the summit through small acts of willpower. If you feel like you’ve run out, give yourself some quality rest. It’ll come back. Let me know how your striving went at concrete.win/today. Check back tomorrow for a new challenge. Until then.