Word of the Day: Willpower
Humans are remarkable creatures because we have willpower.
It’s one of the natural abilities we possess, enabling us to do more than other creatures.
Willpower is the ability to control our thoughts and our behaviour so that we can restrain impulses.
Although we have this ability, it is not a magic bullet for everything we want to accomplish, and it does not come from an inexhaustible source.
Willpower is like muscle power.
The more you exercise it, the stronger it will become.
However, you will eventually become tired.
This is where the importance of forming positive habits comes into play.
When we initially want to do something new, such as exercise or change a bad habit like smoking, we depend on our willpower.
Willpower will get you off the sofa and out the door for a walk.
It enables you to reach for a stick of gum instead of a cigarette.
However, most people fail in their new endeavours because they depend on willpower alone.
In my opinion, willpower gives humans an advantage because if we rely on it for a short time and form positive habits, we no longer need to force ourselves to do something.
It will become natural.
Willpower will enable you to study English for 15 or 30 minutes this evening.
Eventually, though, you will become tired of studying and give up.
Forming a positive habit of studying every day at the same time for 15 or 30 minutes will enable you to learn for the rest of your life.
Willpower is an efficient, temporary tool that humans can use to form positive habits and create desired changes in their lives.
Use your willpower to build positive habits.
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