I just finished working out at the gym

Phew! That's better.

Why do things always click into place when you're not thinking about them? I can't wait til research has come to the point where we can understand background thinking better. It almost makes me want to never think about anything, and let the gnomes running the treadmill decide things for me.

I know, I know, you have to have the knowledge in the first place, and put in the initial energy. Just because most famous scientists think of their major discoveries on the toilet or while walking the dog doesn't mean they would have made those discoveries without being a scientist in the first place.

I've been thinking about Willpower today, and how it's a muscle that should be used gently but regularly. It's hard to find willpower when you're weak, tired, or unhappy, but if you use, say 70%, of your possible willpower each day, you're getting a good workout and there's less effort required during the times it matters. Like when you're feeling really bad and turn to crap food for comfort. That's not the moment to decide to be healthy or start using that whithered away W muscle.

What is willpower anyway? Is it even necessary in the long run, or only to get yourself out of a really deep hole? If we didn't have all these holes of modern society, would willpower be a joke?