‘willpower’ directory
- See Also
- Gwern
- Links
- “The Dead Planet Theory: No One Does Anything, the Bar Is Lower Than You Think ”, A_REAL_SOCIETY 2025
- “Review: Reentry, by Eric Berger [SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets That Launched a Second Space Age] ”, Psmith 2024
- “Need I Remind That You Ideal Conditions Do Not Exist and Will Never Happen? ”, bpdohwhatajoy 2024
- “This Movie Is Why I’m Alive: How Ratatouille Showed Me the Beauty of the World That Wished to Kill Me ”, Nikmand 2024
- “Entrepreneurship Changed the Way I Think ”, Handmer 2024
- “Delay of Gratification and Adult Outcomes: The Marshmallow Test Does Not Reliably Predict Adult Functioning ”, Sperber et al 2024
- “The Unpleasantness of Thinking: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Association Between Mental Effort and Negative Affect ”, David et al 2024
- “Reflections on
98.css(Windows 98 GUI Clone) [Burnout] ”, Scales 2024 - “So You Wanna De-Bog Yourself: What I Found in the Mire § The Try-Harder Fallacy ”, Mastroianni 2024
- “The Ultra-Marathoner Racing Against the Course, and Himself: Nickademus De La Rosa, an Ultrarunning Prodigy Who Has Run across Death Valley and the Alps, Is Taking a Pause from the Sport As He Copes With Borderline Personality Disorder ”, Byerly 2023
- “Mental Strength in Judo, Mental Strength in Life ”, Chin 2023
- “Too Much Commitment? An Online Experiment With Tempting YouTube Content ”, Ek & Samahita 2023
- “Brandon Sanderson Is Your God: He’s the Biggest Fantasy Writer in the World. He’s Also Very Mormon. These Things Are Profoundly Related ”, Kehe 2023
- “Two-Year Effect of Semaglutide 2.4 Mg on Control of Eating in Adults With Overweight/obesity: STEP 5 ”, Wharton et al 2023
- “Aboulomania, a Mental Disorder Characterized by Pathological Indecisiveness ”, Bistas & Tabet 2023
- “A Neuro-Metabolic Account of Why Daylong Cognitive Work Alters the Control of Economic Decisions ”, Wiehler et al 2022
- “Does Depletion Have a Bright Side? Self-Regulation Exertion Heightens Creative Engagement ”, Ho et al 2021
- “In the Running ”, Deren et al 2021
- “A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect ”, Vohs et al 2021
- “Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression From an Evolutionary Perspective ”, Hollon et al 2021
- “The Temporal Dynamics of Opportunity Costs: A Normative Account of Cognitive Fatigue and Boredom ”, Agrawal et al 2020
- “Randomizing Religion: the Impact of Protestant Evangelism on Economic Outcomes ”, Bryan et al 2020
- “Dopamine Promotes Cognitive Effort by Biasing the Benefits versus Costs of Cognitive Work ”, Westbrook et al 2020
- “What Intellectual Progress Did I Make In The 2010s? ”, Alexander 2020
- “Strong Effort Manipulations Reduce Response Caution: A Preregistered Reinvention of the Ego-Depletion Paradigm ”, Lin et al 2020
- “How To Be Successful ”, Altman 2019
- “Let There Be Variance: Individual Differences in Consecutive Self-Control in a Laboratory Setting and Daily Life ”, Wenzel et al 2019
- “Ego Depletion May Disappear by 2020 ”, Vadillo 2019
- “Why Has Evolution Not Selected for Perfect Self-Control? ”, Hayden 2018
- “Can Behavioral Tools Improve Online Student Outcomes? Experimental Evidence from a Massive Open Online Course ”, Patterson 2018
- “Mental Fatigue Impairs Endurance Performance: A Physiological Explanation ”, Martin et al 2018
- “Revisiting the Marshmallow Test: A Conceptual Replication Investigating Links Between Early Delay of Gratification and Later Outcomes ”, Watts et al 2018
- “Having a Creative Day: Understanding Entrepreneurs' Daily Idea Generation through a Recovery Lens ”, Weinberger et al 2018
- “Testosterone Facilitates the Sense of Agency ”, Westhuizen et al 2017
- “Toward a Rational and Mechanistic Account of Mental Effort ”, Shenhav et al 2017
- “Blood Sugar Level Follows Perceived Time rather than Actual Time in People With Type 2 Diabetes ”, Park et al 2016
- “The Mechanics of Human Achievement ”, Duckworth et al 2015
- “Genetic Relations among Procrastination, Impulsivity, and Goal-Management Ability: Implications for the Evolutionary Origin of Procrastination ”, Gustavson et al 2014
- “An Opportunity Cost Model of Subjective Effort and Task Performance ”, Kurzban et al 2013
- “Fatigue Is a Brain-Derived Emotion That Regulates the Exercise Behavior to Ensure the Protection of Whole Body Homeostasis ”, Noakes 2012
- “Why Aren’t We Smarter Already: Evolutionary Trade-Offs and Cognitive Enhancements ”, Hills & Hertwig 2011
- “A Viral Infection of the Mind? The Curious Case of Encephalitis Lethargica ”, Foley 2011
- “The Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research ”, Schwartz 2008
- “Impulsivity and the Self-Defeating Behavior of Narcissists ”, Vazire & Funder 2006
- “That Which Does Not Kill Me Makes Me Stranger ”
- “Shop Class As Soulcraft: The Case for the Manual Trades ”, Crawford 2006
- “Adapted to Flee Famine: Adding an Evolutionary Perspective on Anorexia Nervosa ”, Guisinger 2003
- “Structured Procrastination ”, Perry 1996
- “How Tracy Austin Broke My Heart ”, Wallace 1994
- “The Ms. Pac-Man Mystery: How 3 Guys from Montana Invented the Ultimate Strategy ”, Stokstad 1984
- “On Finished and Unfinished Tasks [Über Das Behalten Von Erledigten Und Unerledigten Handlungen / On The Recall of Finished and Unfinished Tasks] ”, Zeigarnik 1927
- “Why Doesn’t Advice Work? ”
- The Energies of Men
- “Eyes Wide Shut or Eyes Wide Open? ”
- “Replicability Report #1: Is Ego-Depletion a Replicable Effect? ”
- “How To Know When It’s Time To Go ”
- “Reviving Old Friendships ”
- “Beeminder ”
- “The Market for Less ”
- “The Diction of Social Desirability Bias ”
- “Humans Are Not Automatically Strategic ”
- “How to Beat Procrastination ”
- “The 4-Minute Mile Effect § Trivial Threshold Effect? ”
- “Share Your Anti-Akrasia Tricks ”
- “Poll Results: LW Probably Doesn’t Cause Akrasia ”
- “Akrasia Tactics Review ”
- “Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue? ”
- “Glucose Is Not Willpower Fuel: Is the Muscle Model of Self-Control Less Then a Metaphor? ”
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- Wikipedia (18)
- Miscellaneous
- Bibliography
See Also
Gwern
“The Diamond Earrings ”, Gwern 2023
“Evolution As Backstop for Reinforcement Learning ”, Gwern 2018
“On Having Enough Socks ”, Gwern 2017
“The Algernon Argument ”, Gwern 2010
“On Really Trying ”, Gwern 2009
Links
“The Dead Planet Theory: No One Does Anything, the Bar Is Lower Than You Think ”, A_REAL_SOCIETY 2025
The Dead Planet Theory: No one does anything, the bar is lower than you think
“Review: Reentry, by Eric Berger [SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets That Launched a Second Space Age] ”, Psmith 2024
“Need I Remind That You Ideal Conditions Do Not Exist and Will Never Happen? ”, bpdohwhatajoy 2024
Need I Remind That You Ideal Conditions Do Not Exist and Will Never Happen? :
“This Movie Is Why I’m Alive: How Ratatouille Showed Me the Beauty of the World That Wished to Kill Me ”, Nikmand 2024
“Entrepreneurship Changed the Way I Think ”, Handmer 2024
“Delay of Gratification and Adult Outcomes: The Marshmallow Test Does Not Reliably Predict Adult Functioning ”, Sperber et al 2024
“The Unpleasantness of Thinking: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Association Between Mental Effort and Negative Affect ”, David et al 2024
“Reflections on 98.css (Windows 98 GUI Clone) [Burnout] ”, Scales 2024
“So You Wanna De-Bog Yourself: What I Found in the Mire § The Try-Harder Fallacy ”, Mastroianni 2024
So you wanna de-bog yourself: What I found in the mire § The Try-Harder Fallacy
“The Ultra-Marathoner Racing Against the Course, and Himself: Nickademus De La Rosa, an Ultrarunning Prodigy Who Has Run across Death Valley and the Alps, Is Taking a Pause from the Sport As He Copes With Borderline Personality Disorder ”, Byerly 2023
“Mental Strength in Judo, Mental Strength in Life ”, Chin 2023
“Too Much Commitment? An Online Experiment With Tempting YouTube Content ”, Ek & Samahita 2023
Too much commitment? An online experiment with tempting YouTube content
“Brandon Sanderson Is Your God: He’s the Biggest Fantasy Writer in the World. He’s Also Very Mormon. These Things Are Profoundly Related ”, Kehe 2023
“Two-Year Effect of Semaglutide 2.4 Mg on Control of Eating in Adults With Overweight/obesity: STEP 5 ”, Wharton et al 2023
Two-year effect of semaglutide 2.4 mg on control of eating in adults with overweight/obesity: STEP 5
“Aboulomania, a Mental Disorder Characterized by Pathological Indecisiveness ”, Bistas & Tabet 2023
Aboulomania, a Mental Disorder Characterized by Pathological Indecisiveness
“A Neuro-Metabolic Account of Why Daylong Cognitive Work Alters the Control of Economic Decisions ”, Wiehler et al 2022
A neuro-metabolic account of why daylong cognitive work alters the control of economic decisions
“Does Depletion Have a Bright Side? Self-Regulation Exertion Heightens Creative Engagement ”, Ho et al 2021
Does depletion have a bright side? Self-regulation exertion heightens creative engagement
“In the Running ”, Deren et al 2021
“A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect ”, Vohs et al 2021
A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect
“Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression From an Evolutionary Perspective ”, Hollon et al 2021
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression From an Evolutionary Perspective
“The Temporal Dynamics of Opportunity Costs: A Normative Account of Cognitive Fatigue and Boredom ”, Agrawal et al 2020
The Temporal Dynamics of Opportunity Costs: A Normative Account of Cognitive Fatigue and Boredom
“Randomizing Religion: the Impact of Protestant Evangelism on Economic Outcomes ”, Bryan et al 2020
Randomizing Religion: the Impact of Protestant Evangelism on Economic Outcomes
“Dopamine Promotes Cognitive Effort by Biasing the Benefits versus Costs of Cognitive Work ”, Westbrook et al 2020
Dopamine promotes cognitive effort by biasing the benefits versus costs of cognitive work
“What Intellectual Progress Did I Make In The 2010s? ”, Alexander 2020
“Strong Effort Manipulations Reduce Response Caution: A Preregistered Reinvention of the Ego-Depletion Paradigm ”, Lin et al 2020
“How To Be Successful ”, Altman 2019
“Let There Be Variance: Individual Differences in Consecutive Self-Control in a Laboratory Setting and Daily Life ”, Wenzel et al 2019
“Ego Depletion May Disappear by 2020 ”, Vadillo 2019
“Why Has Evolution Not Selected for Perfect Self-Control? ”, Hayden 2018
“Can Behavioral Tools Improve Online Student Outcomes? Experimental Evidence from a Massive Open Online Course ”, Patterson 2018
“Mental Fatigue Impairs Endurance Performance: A Physiological Explanation ”, Martin et al 2018
Mental Fatigue Impairs Endurance Performance: A Physiological Explanation :
“Revisiting the Marshmallow Test: A Conceptual Replication Investigating Links Between Early Delay of Gratification and Later Outcomes ”, Watts et al 2018
“Having a Creative Day: Understanding Entrepreneurs' Daily Idea Generation through a Recovery Lens ”, Weinberger et al 2018
Having a creative day: Understanding entrepreneurs' daily idea generation through a recovery lens
“Testosterone Facilitates the Sense of Agency ”, Westhuizen et al 2017
“Toward a Rational and Mechanistic Account of Mental Effort ”, Shenhav et al 2017
“Blood Sugar Level Follows Perceived Time rather than Actual Time in People With Type 2 Diabetes ”, Park et al 2016
Blood sugar level follows perceived time rather than actual time in people with type 2 diabetes
“The Mechanics of Human Achievement ”, Duckworth et al 2015
“Genetic Relations among Procrastination, Impulsivity, and Goal-Management Ability: Implications for the Evolutionary Origin of Procrastination ”, Gustavson et al 2014
“An Opportunity Cost Model of Subjective Effort and Task Performance ”, Kurzban et al 2013
An opportunity cost model of subjective effort and task performance
“Fatigue Is a Brain-Derived Emotion That Regulates the Exercise Behavior to Ensure the Protection of Whole Body Homeostasis ”, Noakes 2012
“Why Aren’t We Smarter Already: Evolutionary Trade-Offs and Cognitive Enhancements ”, Hills & Hertwig 2011
Why Aren’t We Smarter Already: Evolutionary Trade-Offs and Cognitive Enhancements
“A Viral Infection of the Mind? The Curious Case of Encephalitis Lethargica ”, Foley 2011
A viral infection of the mind? The curious case of encephalitis lethargica
“The Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research ”, Schwartz 2008
“Impulsivity and the Self-Defeating Behavior of Narcissists ”, Vazire & Funder 2006
“That Which Does Not Kill Me Makes Me Stranger ”
“Shop Class As Soulcraft: The Case for the Manual Trades ”, Crawford 2006
“Adapted to Flee Famine: Adding an Evolutionary Perspective on Anorexia Nervosa ”, Guisinger 2003
Adapted to Flee Famine: Adding an Evolutionary Perspective on Anorexia Nervosa
“Structured Procrastination ”, Perry 1996
“How Tracy Austin Broke My Heart ”, Wallace 1994
“The Ms. Pac-Man Mystery: How 3 Guys from Montana Invented the Ultimate Strategy ”, Stokstad 1984
The Ms. Pac-Man Mystery: How 3 guys from Montana invented the ultimate strategy :
“On Finished and Unfinished Tasks [Über Das Behalten Von Erledigten Und Unerledigten Handlungen / On The Recall of Finished and Unfinished Tasks] ”, Zeigarnik 1927
“Why Doesn’t Advice Work? ”
The Energies of Men
View External Link:
“Eyes Wide Shut or Eyes Wide Open? ”
“Replicability Report #1: Is Ego-Depletion a Replicable Effect? ”
Replicability Report #1: Is Ego-Depletion a Replicable Effect?
“How To Know When It’s Time To Go ”
“Reviving Old Friendships ”
“Beeminder ”
“The Market for Less ”
“The Diction of Social Desirability Bias ”
“Humans Are Not Automatically Strategic ”
“How to Beat Procrastination ”
“The 4-Minute Mile Effect § Trivial Threshold Effect? ”
“Share Your Anti-Akrasia Tricks ”
Share Your Anti-Akrasia Tricks :
View External Link:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/p9gtfDNup7sNjsMB8/share-your-anti-akrasia-tricks
“Poll Results: LW Probably Doesn’t Cause Akrasia ”
“Akrasia Tactics Review ”
View External Link:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/rRmisKb45dN7DK4BW/akrasia-tactics-review
“Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue? ”
“Glucose Is Not Willpower Fuel: Is the Muscle Model of Self-Control Less Then a Metaphor? ”
Glucose Is Not Willpower Fuel: Is the muscle model of self-control less then a metaphor?
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/03/sports/ultramarathon-mental-illness.html: “The Ultra-Marathoner Racing Against the Course, and Himself: Nickademus De La Rosa, an Ultrarunning Prodigy Who Has Run across Death Valley and the Alps, Is Taking a Pause from the Sport As He Copes With Borderline Personality Disorder ”,2021-ho.pdf: “Does Depletion Have a Bright Side? Self-Regulation Exertion Heightens Creative Engagement ”,https://radiolab.org/podcast/122291-in-running/transcript: “In the Running ”,https://blog.samaltman.com/how-to-be-successful: “How To Be Successful ”,2018-patterson.pdf: “Can Behavioral Tools Improve Online Student Outcomes? Experimental Evidence from a Massive Open Online Course ”,2008-schwartz.pdf: “The Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research ”,1994-wallace-howtracyaustinbrokemyheart.pdf: “How Tracy Austin Broke My Heart ”,