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Definition
The American social psychologist Roy Baumeister and his colleagues proposed a model that compared self-control to a muscle that can become fatigued. The researchers hypothesized that using your willpower “muscle” would leave you exhausted and unable to muster the same level of effort in subsequent tasks—a phenomenon called ego depletion. — https://nesslabs.com/personal-or-professional-growth
With this view personal sacrifice is necessary to achieve professional success and vice versa. But based on new research [1] a new view emerged:
After an initial burst of effort, people’s motivation shifts from control to reward. This indicates that we don’t necessarily experience a depletion of mental energy, but a change in focus.
Meaning that our energy is not strictly limited, we have to redirect it to something that captures us.
[1]: Lin H, Saunders B, Friese M, Evans NJ, Inzlicht M. Strong Effort Manipulations Reduce Response Caution: A Preregistered Reinvention of the Ego-Depletion Paradigm. Psychol Sci. 2020 May;31(5):531-547. doi: 10.1177/0956797620904990. Epub 2020 Apr 21. PMID: 32315259; PMCID: PMC7238509.