The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B006TI7MNA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 452 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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In the groundbreaking tradition of Getting Things Done, The Willpower Instinct combines life-changing prescriptive advice and complementary exercises to help listeners with goals ranging from losing weight to more patient parenting, less procrastination, better health, and greater productivity at work.. Willpower failures are contagious - you can catch the desire to overspend or overeat from your friends - but you can also catch self-control from the right role models. Too much self-control can actually be bad for your health. Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, The Willpower Instinct explains exactly what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters. Guilt and shame over your setbacks lead to giving in again, but self-forgiveness and self-compassion boost self-control. For example, listeners will learn: Willpower is a mind-body response, not a virtue. Temptation and stress hijack the brain's systems of self-control, but the brain can be trained for greater willpower. Willpower is not an unlimited resource. Based on Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal's wildly popular course The Science
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