Willpower Is Not Enough

Willpower Is Not Enough
People were once conditioned to sacrifice immediate pleasure in exchange for a better future, but we’ve long since lost our sense of impulse control.
Conan Milner
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Willpower is the ability to tolerate an uncomfortable situation in pursuit of a goal.
Many turn to this ability to crush a bad habit or adopt a better routine. The idea is that if we resist our unseemly urges long enough, our deviance will disappear.
Conan Milner
Conan Milner
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Conan Milner is a health reporter for the Epoch Times. He graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and is a member of the American Herbalist Guild.
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