Opinion | Forget Willpower. If You Want to Resist Temptation, You’ll Need Something Else. - The New York Times

archive.today webpage capture Saved from history←priornext→ 29 Dec 2025 08:18:34 UTC Redirected from no other snapshots from this url All snapshots from host search.app from host www.nytimes.com WebpageScreenshot sharedownload .zipreport bug or abuseBuy me a coffee SKIP TO CONTENT SKIP TO SITE INDEX SECTION NAVIGATION Search LOG IN You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading. OPINION GUEST ESSAY Willpower Doesn’t Work. This Does. Dec. 28, 2025 Credit... Andrey Kasay Listen to this article · 6:50 min Learn more By Angela Duckworth Dr. Duckworth, a psychologist, is the author of “Grit” and the forthcoming book “Situated: Finding the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best.” There is a children’s story I used to read to my daughters when they were 3 and 4 years old. It comes from Arnold Lobel’s “Frog and Toad” series and involves a big batch of cookies so delicious that the main characters can’t stop eating them. “We need willpower,” says Frog. “What is w

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