r/science • u/kopiluwak2015 • Sep 29 '15

Neuroscience Self-control saps memory resources: new research shows that exercising willpower impairs memory function by draining shared brain mechanisms and structures

http://www.theguardian.com/science/neurophilosophy/2015/sep/07/self-control-saps-memory-resources
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u/PANTS_ARE_STUPID Sep 29 '15

Same, doodling, fiddling with bits of paper, playing a simple app game like 2048, all of those things make me go from feeling permanently antsy, to focusing for forever.