Comments on: Willpower: limited, but not fixed

By: Ken Allan

Ken Allan — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:58:28 +0000

Kia ora to that Dave.

I look on the mint brain this way – it is like the new canvas that the genius artist never got round to using: pristine, well designed and with a potential to support a masterpiece.

Catchya later

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:05:57 +0000

The other side of the equation, Ken, is that there are more than a few brains in absolute mint condition. No wear and tear whatsoever.

By: Ken Allan

Ken Allan — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:40:48 +0000

Kia ora e Dave

. . . and it’s not just confined to willpower. “The brain is like a muscle“. It can tire just as a muscle tires, which is why you run out of willpower if it’s used repetitively over a short period. But just like a muscle, its capacity expands with exercise.

Though physiologically the chemistry is not the same, the principles certainly seem to be very similar.

Catchya later