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In 2011, he co-wrote along with Florida State University psychologist Roy F. Baumeister the book Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. They state that self-control and willpower function analogously to muscles. Thus, they write that willpower can be exhausted from overuse but generally speaking is strengthened through exercise (exercise that modern people tend to disregard). Publisher's Weekly praised the book as "a very fine work" that is "clear and succinct" as well as "based on solid research".
In a September 8 interview, he half-jokingly stated that while writing, he was motivated to lose a full ten pounds.
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