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by feanaro 2388 days ago
If one exercises his willpower a lot†, then one has a progressively harder time doing so again shortly after‡. This is so because willpower is a finite, expendable resource which has to be renewed (through not exercising it).

† - for instance, by denying himself bad, tempting things

‡ - gives in to temptation

It's not flimsy at all, it just appears to be wrong.