Brain cell (neuron) links are capable of connecting and disconnecting as we learn.Yes, You Can Build Willpower (meditate on neuroplasticity!)
New research suggests we can build our willpower
Those of us who struggle to resist junk foods or otherwise suffer a lack of willpower will be heartened by some good news from neuroscience. But there’s some bad news, too. First the bad news. A slew of studies suggest that we each have a fixed neural reservoir of willpower, and if we use it on one thing, we have less for others. Tasks that demand some self-control make it harder for us to do the next thing that takes willpower. In a typical experiment on this effect, one group of people was made to watch a video of a boring scene; another was not. More- Daniel Goleman has a series of audio interviews including one with Richard Davidson on Training the Brain.
