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Stop Fighting Yourself: Why Willpower Is the Wrong Strategy

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A research-grounded framework for leaders who want to stop relying on discipline.

Most performance advice rests on a false premise: that success is mainly a function of discipline. Work harder. Push through. Want it more. This framing is not just incomplete — it misreads how the brain actually pr...

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