Distractions, other ideas, other opportunities, failure, negative self-talk, etc, would get in the way.
And the results are always the same: You never get anything done.
To me, the key finding from the study by Dianne Tice and Roy Baumeister is this:
Self-regulation, self-control, willpower, are all things that we overestimate. We think:"Yeah sure, I will write a novel in 3 weeks."
In our minds, we're all geniuses and mentally strong. But when the work comes, we cop out.
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