The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More Of It
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, listeners will learn:
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.
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title_display | The Willpower Instinct How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More Of It | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | The Willpower Instinct How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More Of It | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | The Willpower Instinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More Of It | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Nonfiction Self-Improvement |