# Addiction, Faith, and the Limits of Human Willpower Author Meghan O'Gieblyn explores why attention reshapes behavior better than sheer effort. - **Source:** [EconTalk](https://brifing.si/source/5573a105-5347-442f-ae01-f197a327c8fd) - **Published:** 2026-10-05 - **Topic:** [Career Growth](https://brifing.si/c/growth) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/0bdbd542-140b-435f-b345-a077c8875a4b ## Sources covering this story - https://www.econtalk.org/addiction-faith-and-the-limits-of-willpower-with-meghan-ogieblyn/ — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._