tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27543730.post9056177877025835973..comments2024-03-24T03:28:00.599-04:00Comments on We're Only Human...: The Perils of WillpowerWray Herberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157965041515501630noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27543730.post-17597748321905120052010-03-21T19:40:19.072-04:002010-03-21T19:40:19.072-04:00As the title of the blog says, " we're on...As the title of the blog says, " we're only human"-- I suppose its admitting that one can slip up at any time. <br />I have found this to be true of not just addictions (I am a recovering potato chips addict!) but of any old habit pattern.ijklmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959190241435278637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27543730.post-80198853804591751722009-12-25T11:00:58.381-05:002009-12-25T11:00:58.381-05:00The problem I've found with the powerlessness ...The problem I've found with the powerlessness concept is that it's never distinguished from "choice" and "being present".<br /><br />As your article says, to them will power means 'restraint under pressure' but to me it means "effot" such as in the planning and awareness training needed to make sure that troublesome situations don't arise. But when they do, such as last night's holiday party, it's willpower that saves the day. If I admitted I was powerless I would either have had to leave or eat any and everything I wanted. But you need multiple tools to handle multiple situations.Randy Zeitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17414896027224112387noreply@blogger.com