# Scott Young - What Exactly Is Energy? (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/57893529) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Scott Young]] **Full Title**:: What Exactly Is Energy? **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [www.scotthyoung.com](https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2026/01/21/what-exactly-is-energy/) **Host**:: [[www.scotthyoung.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2026-01-27]] **Created**:: [[2026-02-01]] ## Highlights - If a person believed willpower was a like a battery that gets used up, they were more depleted in the follow-up task than if they believed willpower was unlimited. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kfzy1bpvyr07ewzn0x6rkm6c)) ^982298661