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

Second, make a distinction between a lack of inertia and persistent exhaustion from an activity being more hassle than help . If you push yourself to the gym, but feel good after you went, that's good. On the other hand, if you constantly feel exhausted by everything, you might b...

Except ego depletion hasn't stood up as well as a scientific concept after more rigorous replications. Indeed, there's research that shows that the way you think of your own willpower affects its depletion. If you believe ...

First, realize that you actually cannot do everything you should. You can't even do everything you want to do. That's okay, that's just the normal constraint of living in a world where time isn't infinite.

Therefore, it's totally okay to acknowledge that there's a trade-of...