Discipline Quote by David Eagleman

“Willpower is more than just a metaphor; self-control is a finite resource.”

— Robert Sapolsky

The biggest enemies of willpower: temptation, self-criticism, and stress. (...) these three skills —self-awareness, self-care, and remembering what matter most— are the foundation for self-control.

— Kelly McGonigal

Willpower is not about resisting, forcing, or controlling--it's about choosing.

— Penney Peirce

“Willpower is more than just a metaphor; self-control is a finite resource. Frontal neurons are expensive cells, and expensive cells are vulnerable cells. Consistent”

— Robert M. Sapolsky

I think the whole point about self-control, the whole point about willpower, is to help people understand that there are endless self-nudge techniques that…

— Walter Mischel

Willpower is not some mythical force that we either have or don't have. Willpower is our decision to use higher mind thinking instead of…

— A. Curtiss

“Having self-discipline and willpower is the ability to do difficult or unpleasant things because those things are better for your well-being in the long…

— Peter Hollins

“The basic idea here is that for most people will power is a limited resource: if we spend lots of energy controlling our impulses…

— James Surowiecki

“Making these choices, as it turned out, wasn’t about willpower. I always admired people who “willed” themselves to do something, because I have never…

— Liz Murray

Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.

— John Ortberg

Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.

— B.K.S. Iyengar

Willpower is a myth. The problem with trying to use willpower to achieve and sustain a behavioral change is that it is fueled by…

— Phil McGraw