Self-control comes in limited quantities, must be replenished

Via Tastes Like Chicken:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-02/cfta-sci021903.php


Self-control, whether used to pass up the office cookie plate or to struggle against temptations like alcohol and tobacco, operates like a renewable energy source rather than a learned skill or an analytical thought process, according to new research.

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