1.4 · Energy, Rest & Sustainable Effort
Self-Command · 1.4
Deepen
Section titled “Deepen”Peak Performance
Stress + rest = growth. Reframes discipline as energy management, which is closer to how I actually work.
Rest
Rest as a deliberate skill, not a reward to be earned. Aimed at people who feel guilty stopping.
Reference
Section titled “Reference”The Willpower Instinct
Built substantially on ego-depletion research that has failed replication. The exercises are still useful; the underlying theory should be held loosely.