# Scott Young - What Exactly Is Energy? (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ego-depletion1.jpg) ## 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