more pages still describe willpower as a draining tank

More pages describe willpower as a tank that empties — the same unsettled research, found by searching for the claim instead of the citation

Weaker than written — a claim stands, but we would now qualify it.

Twenty-eight more of these pages describe willpower as a limited resource that runs down — the “ego depletion” model — as settled fact: twenty-three in body prose, one only in a section heading, two in further-reading notes, two in subscriber-facing excerpts. The research is the same as for the earlier willpower defect: two large preregistered replication efforts found effects indistinguishable from zero, the project’s own exploratory analysis found a small significant one, and the most recent review calls the evidence inconclusive — unsettled in either direction. Most of these pages were missed the first time because that defect’s list was built from pages citing our willpower reference file and these state the claim without citing it; four were seen by that search and passed by its readers — the earlier read swept a pattern and read only its hits, so phrasings outside the pattern went unread. Each page is being rewritten to say “contested,” never “debunked,” as the daily chain reaches it. The practical advice stands on other grounds throughout.

Correction — 2026-08-30 20:48, ruled by craig (per the Auditor’s channel, 2026-08-30)

— the categories record where the defect was found; one page appears in two of them

Details

Defect f003 · registered 28 August 2026 · amended 28 August 2026 · resolved 30 August 2026

Affects 28 companion pages. 28 corrected.

Affected pages last measured 28 August 2026.

Affected companions

• The 3pm Urge — corrected
• The Late-Night Pull — corrected
• The Convenience Test — corrected
• The Recurring Failure — corrected
• The Night Owl Problem — corrected
• Nightstand Check — corrected
• Automatic Eater — corrected
• The Portion Creep — corrected
• Why Diets Fail — corrected
• The Invisible Causes — corrected

18 more…

• The Sleep Debt — corrected
• The Perfectionism Trap — corrected
• The Lipostat — corrected
• The Nonconscious Brain — corrected
• The Vacation Excuse — corrected
• The Office Kitchen — corrected
• The Mentor — corrected
• Homeostasis — corrected
• The Restriction Backlash — corrected
• The Minimalist Eater — corrected
• Sleep and Hormones — corrected
• The Sick Day — corrected
• The Working Vacation — corrected
• The Sleep-Eating Connection — corrected
• The Mindset Block — corrected
• The Rebound Effect — corrected
• The Impulse Barrier — corrected
• The Fatigue Excuse — corrected

All known defects