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Willpower

I just looked it up in my online dictionary and here’s what it says:

“Control deliberately exerted to do something or to restrain one’s own impulses : a stupendous effort of will.”

What’s wrong with that? Why would it not be helpful to deliberately make an effort to restrain an impulse that we have decided is ultimately not good for us? Sounds like exactly what we need - by the bucket load - if we want to stop overeating.

Well, I think not and I think the reason lies with the word stupendous. More on that in a moment.

Have you ever heard the expression “she has an iron will”? What image does that metaphor conjure up in your mind?

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Willpower

I just looked it up in my online dictionary and here’s what it says:

“Control deliberately exerted to do something or to restrain one’s own impulses : a stupendous effort of will.”

What’s wrong with that? Why would it not be helpful to deliberately make an effort to restrain an impulse that we have decided is ultimately not good for us? Sounds like exactly what we need - by the bucket load - if we want to stop overeating.

Well, I think not and I think the reason lies with the word stupendous. More on that in a moment.

Have you ever heard the expression “she has an iron will”? What image does that metaphor conjure up in your mind?

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Willpower

I just looked it up in my online dictionary and here’s what it says:

“Control deliberately exerted to do something or to restrain one’s own impulses : a stupendous effort of will.”

What’s wrong with that? Why would it not be helpful to deliberately make an effort to restrain an impulse that we have decided is ultimately not good for us? Sounds like exactly what we need - by the bucket load - if we want to stop overeating.

Well, I think not and I think the reason lies with the word stupendous. More on that in a moment.

Have you ever heard the expression “she has an iron will”? What image does that metaphor conjure up in your mind?

Read More


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Willpower

I just looked it up in my online dictionary and here’s what it says:

“Control deliberately exerted to do something or to restrain one’s own impulses : a stupendous effort of will.”

What’s wrong with that? Why would it not be helpful to deliberately make an effort to restrain an impulse that we have decided is ultimately not good for us? Sounds like exactly what we need - by the bucket load - if we want to stop overeating.

Well, I think not and I think the reason lies with the word stupendous. More on that in a moment.

Have you ever heard the expression “she has an iron will”? What image does that metaphor conjure up in your mind?

Read More