The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It
ISBN-13:
9781583334386
ISBN-10:
1583334386
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Kelly McGonigal
Publication date:
2011
Publisher:
Avery
Format:
Hardcover
288 pages
Category:
Applied Psychology
,
Psychology & Counseling
,
Behavioral Sciences
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ISBN-13:
9781583334386
ISBN-10:
1583334386
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Kelly McGonigal
Publication date:
2011
Publisher:
Avery
Format:
Hardcover
288 pages
Category:
Applied Psychology
,
Psychology & Counseling
,
Behavioral Sciences
Summary
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It (ISBN-13: 9781583334386 and ISBN-10: 1583334386), written by authors
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Description
Based on Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal's wildly popular course "The Science of Willpower," The Willpower Instinct is the first book to explain the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity.
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. For example, readers will learn:
- Willpower is a mind-body response, not a virtue. It is a biological function that can be improved through mindfulness, exercise, nutrition, and sleep.
- Willpower is not an unlimited resource. Too much self-control can actually be bad for your health.
- Temptation and stress hijack the brain's systems of self-control, but the brain can be trained for greater willpower
- Guilt and shame over your setbacks lead to giving in again, but self-forgiveness and self-compassion boost self-control.
- Giving up control is sometimes the only way to gain self-control.
- 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.
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