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>> Willpower and cognitive processing draw from the same pool of resources.

Or, the people who were randomly assigned to the two-digit memorisation group just happened to prefer fruit over cake.

Drawing any kind of conclusion about "willpower" (whatever that is) from the fact that some people chose cake and some chose fruit is so far fetched that it makes the headline sound comical.




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