I'm reading a book about emotional difficulties in teens and adults with ADHD. I have found it to be a really interesting book so far. I wanted to post the section on willpower and ask what everyone thinks about it.
I almost titled this "willpower and ADHD" but it's relevant to many things which aren't ADHD. Even if you don't have ADHD you may have stayed up playing video games instead of studying, which is what someone with ADHD would do.
I have ADHD and my working memory has always been lower than my general intelligence. I have always struggled to reconcile the part of myself which believes I am intelligent with the part of myself which believes I am stupid.
Willpower is a thing which exists, but the way people talk about it shows a lot of misunderstanding. It's often used as a way to shame and dismiss people by accusing them of not having enough willpower. It's more productive to come up with solutions which take our weaknesses into account, rather than simply wishing those weaknesses didn't exist.