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Willpower
a conscious, deliberate, effortful process that requires noticing choice points, recalling commitments, weighing options, and overriding easier paths, operating at the level of conscious choice rather than below it
Why This Is a Definition
This definition precisely establishes the semantic boundary of 'willpower' by identifying its category (conscious, deliberate, effortful process) and differentia (specific cognitive operations required at choice points). It distinguishes willpower from structural support and explains its fundamental limitations.