willpower

Their expert guest on this podcast episode, psychologist Kimberley Wilson, helped Xand understand that "there's no such thing as willpower".

I’m betting on willpower defeating dopamine, which is like betting on the Jets winning a Super Bowl before I die.

The phrase “play harder,” Mr. Early writes, “was an expression of aspiration, determination, willpower, and courage.”

“We’ve been misled about how much willpower and conscious control we really have over our long-term food intake,” they write.

For its first two seasons, “And Just Like That” wasted endless minutes pushing Carrie and her friends into politicized circumstances that tested the audience’s willpower.