XFrequentist comments on [LINK] NYTimes essay on willpower, based on an upcoming Baumeister book - Less Wrong

16 Post author: Vladimir_Golovin 18 August 2011 10:05AM

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Comment author: XFrequentist 18 August 2011 02:09:17PM 5 points [-]

the act of making the decision left them with less willpower, as measured afterward in a test of how long they could squeeze a hand grip.

Again and again, the sugar restored willpower, but the artificial sweetener had no effect.

You can see a difference in grip strength following arduous decision making, and consuming glucose restores willpower?

I am aware that cognition is not magic, but I still find these results pretty amazing!

Comment author: gwern 18 August 2011 03:36:53PM 5 points [-]
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