Ego depletion
Is it simply the case that your energy is limited, and if you put in effort in one area of your life, you're necessarily sucking it away from another area?
This is a common view, but the research shows it's actually a lot more complicated. Roy Baumeister helped develop the view of ego depletion , which basically means exactly this idea: exerting willpower is hard, it depends on a finite store, and when that store is depleted you succumb to temptations more easily.
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The theory of 'ego depletion' refers to the idea that there is a connection between willpower and one's limited reserve of mental energy.
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