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Willpower is a mysterious force that helps us to control our actions and achieve our goals. We also call willpower determination, drive and self-control. The American Psychological Association (APA) defines willpower this way: Willpower is the ability to resist short-term temptations in order to meet long-term goals. Willpower allows us to ignore unwanted thoughts, feelings or desires. Willpower is a limited resource that you can use up. That last part is important. The theory that our willpower is limited is where psychology experts are divided.
* willpower = 의지력, 정신력; 자제력/ mysterious = 불가사의한/ determination = 투지; 결정/ drive = 투지; 추진력/ self-control = 자제력/ define = 정의하다, 규정하다/ resist = 참다, 견디다; 저항[반대]하다/ short-term = 단기적/ temptation = 유혹[하는/적인 것]/ ignore = 무시하다/ unwanted = 원치 않는, 반갑지 않은/ limited resource = 제한된[한정적] 자원/ use up = ~을 다 쓰다
For many years in the world of psychology, the widely accepted theory has been that our willpower – our self-control – is limited. If we are not careful, we can use up our willpower before a task is completed or before a goal is reached. Psychologists who believe that willpower is a limited resource say using up our willpower is the main reason some of us fail to achieve our goals. However, in recent years, other psychologists have challenged this theory. A new theory says that the amount of our available willpower is affected by our attitudes about willpower.
* psychology = 심리(학)/ widely accepted = 일반적으로 받아들여지는/ challenge = 이의를 제기하다/ available = 이용할[구할] 수 있는/ affect = 영향을 미치다/ attitude = (정신적인) 태도[자세], 사고방식
