[winkle]

And as with any mental model there are potential pitfalls such as when you tell yourself your willpower has been depleted. You then have an excuse to slack off http://www.nirandfar.com/2016/11/the-way-you-think-about-wil.... I agree it's hard to make the right choice when your tired, but the way you think about it will also affect your behavior.

[bitexploder]

It is easiest for me to just pretend it does not exist. I guess it is sort of philosophical (again). When there is no will, decisions are made using a different system of values and alignment with goals. I don't need "will power" when my environment pushes me in the right direction and the choices, the ones I want are naturally aligned with multiple other aspects of my life and less healthy or negative choices are far out of alignment with that. It requires constantly remembering, setting, and working towards those goals (fitness, life, and other).

We obviously aren't just subject to the whims of our environment, we make choices and can decide things, but after a lot of reading on AI / neuroscience, and just being alive longer I am becoming convinced the environment and your perception of it is the single biggest factor. It goes beyond happiness toward fundamental outlook and beliefs.