https://alamrafiul.com/tags/meta-science/ Recent content in Meta-Science on Rafiul Alam https://alamrafiul.com/papermod-cover.png https://alamrafiul.com/papermod-cover.png Hugo -- gohugo.io en Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://alamrafiul.com/blogs/replication-crisis-psychology/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://alamrafiul.com/blogs/replication-crisis-psychology/ <p>I was reading a psychology paper that promised to change how I thought about willpower.</p> <p>The study claimed that ego depletion-the idea that willpower is a limited resource that gets exhausted-had been proven through rigorous experiments. Hundreds of studies supported it. It was taught in psychology courses. It was in textbooks.</p> <p>I built my productivity system around this concept. I scheduled important decisions for the morning. I avoided making choices when I was tired. I believed willpower worked like a muscle that could be depleted.</p>