[Willpower for what? Staying up with the protocols? I know having been in the office last week for a couple days, and watching how most do (or don't) stick with the plan, I can tell you that in the group environment, it's difficult to stay disciplined. And a week before that, we were in a group meeting and the entire group - 8-ish people - agreed that we were distanced enough and all vaccinated, and so we didn't require each other to wear masks. Someone else came in about halfway through the day and after about 45 minutes made an issue of the lack of masks. It's hard to know what IS right versus what just "seems" right.
This is completely true. I took my daughter to a kid's birthday party on Saturday. It was in a local community center room, and was a combined kids/family party. There must have been at least 100 people in the room, with less than 5 keeping their masks on for the two hours that we were there. Most did not wear masks, including me. My daughter wore hers at first, but opted to take it off since she was running around.
I generally kept to myself and didn't mingle, but I certainly would have felt weird wearing a mask for two hours when nobody else was. I never felt at-risk, since I didn't have many people close to me at any given time, but after two years of hearing from experts and politicians that it's not advisable to put yourself into those situations, it does feel weird to attend a big party.
I tend to go with the flow - if I'm in a store or public place where it is required (through February 28th here in Illinois), then I follow suit. But in a smaller social setting or my office, I'll usually not wear one. We really have to get used to not wearing masks all the time again - it's what I tell my wife when we talk about the school masking issue. I'm not a fan of how this lawsuit in Illinois ripped the band aid off and is forcing a more immediate change instead of allowing the schools to make a gradual adjustment for the kids, but at the same time, I do see that it's not a practice that can be maintained indefinitely with no end.