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I'm pretty convinced that this is just a result of glucose shifting the time discounting curve. No "expendable resource" required.
I know there's at least one study that purports to show otherwise, but this explanation is so much more elegant than any other I've yet seen proposed that right now I'm defying the data until this whole area is better understood.
Is there a connection between the time discounting curve and hand grip duration?
Trading off pain/effort while gripping for...well, whatever it was that made people want to grip the handgrip in the first place. The feeling of having been helpful in the study? Personal pride at believing yourself to have high willpower?
In any case, I think the most important finding is that glucose restores willpower. When making an important decision, pop a soda. How much can this help with akrasia?