The Willpower Instinct
€18.25
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781583335086 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kelly McGonigal |
| Publisher | Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S. |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.316 |
| Publishing Date | 31/12/2013 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €17.22 |
| Tax | €1.03 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €18.25 |
| Availability | 2 units in external warehouse |
Product 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 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.
In the groundbreaking tradition of Getting Things Done, The Willpower Instinct combines life-changing prescriptive advice and complementary exercises to help readers with goals ranging from losing weight to more patient parenting, less procrastination, better health, and greater productivity at work.