Reading the top comments, I’m immediately reminded what the cause of this is: Lack of motivation. The “energy” described by the top comment is motivation.
As someone who has never once performed akrasia, and has spent their life watching others do it constantly, the most solid answer I have comes from evolutionary psychology: Nothing will motivate you nearly as effectively as the encouragement of other humans. No competing explanation even comes close.
Reading the top comments, I’m immediately reminded what the cause of this is: Lack of motivation. The “energy” described by the top comment is motivation.
As someone who has never once performed akrasia, and has spent their life watching others do it constantly, the most solid answer I have comes from evolutionary psychology: Nothing will motivate you nearly as effectively as the encouragement of other humans. No competing explanation even comes close.