Why did I have to start reading a book on willpower now? Why now?
So I'm reading and blogging about the book The Willpower Instinct, by Kelly McGonigal, and I'm feeling pretty psyched about how I'm suddenly going to eat right, drink in moderation, and exercise like an Olympian. I just started a business trip in Georgia today. I use Google Maps to find the fitness room of a hotel I've stayed at 100 times. I spend 20 minutes on the treadmill, lift a few weights, and I'm feeling unstoppable. I have dinner and then the waitress says, "Nobody's ordered dessert tonight. You can't let that happen to me! You've got to get the chocolate lava cake, the key lime pie, or the cheesecake!" I order the cheesecake.
Delicious. But then I go to my room and open The Willpower Instinct, I'm just starting the chapter "License to Sin". It's all about how, when we do something we think is good, we give ourselves permission to be bad. Oops.
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