Sometimes will power works but often in short terms gains. Think of diets we have started, that extra beer we imbibed in when we promised ourselves to only have one, or skipping assignments to hang out with friends.

When faced with choices between pleasure now or reward later, we most often choose the former.  Because making hard choices is costly in terms of cognitive resources.  For instance, the more we resist temptation the more primed we are to give into it.  We are setting ourselves up to fail.  The brain is constructed to avoid pain in any form and that includes being uncomfortable. 

Sacrifices in the present works if the future is guaranteed which they seldom are, and seem less so if one grew up in a difficult environment.

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