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The Number One Secret to Superhuman Willpower
By Benjamin Hardy — 2016
Fasting is by far the most sophisticated willpower workout available. If you get good at fasting, you can learn to control every other aspect of your life. If you get good at fasting, you can overcome any addiction, not matter how deeply imbedded.
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