As people strengthened their willpower muscles in one part of their li…

Charles Duhigg
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As people strengthened their willpower muscles in one part of their lives—in the gym, or a money management program—that strength spilled over into what they ate or how hard they worked. Once willpower became stronger, it touched everything.
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