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[novapsyche]

Tighten Your Belt, Strengthen Your Mind -- "The brain has a limited capacity for self-regulation, so exerting willpower in one area often leads to backsliding in others. The good news, however, is that practice increases willpower capacity, so that in the long run, buying less now may improve our ability to achieve future goals[.]"

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[dionysus1999.livejournal.com]

So if you start an exercise program, it will help you with those "other" temptations in your life? I'm not entirely convinced, but it makes a certain kind of sense.

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

This article isn't necessarily about exercise.