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Re:Deep work in practice: reimagining my workflow for radica... by anotheryou on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @04:13PM (#12738221)
Certainly a valid model. I can't find it now, but there even was a study on how you would eat unhealthy after demanding tasks, so additionally cognitive load drains from the same pool, too.

edit: http://seriouspony.com/blog/2013/7/24/your-app-makes-me-fat (certainly that was a hn-post)

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Re:Deep work in practice: reimagining my workflow for radica... by freshhawk on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @05:11PM (#12738751)
As I understand it, it's a decent pop psych model, and in this context it's valid and I think of willpower this way. But I remember reading some complaints from experts that we've gotten carried away with the "pool of willpower" metaphor and were applying it too broadly so I'm more careful now.
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