Willpower
Subtitle: rediscovering the greatest human strength
By: Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney
Contributors: Tierney, John (John Marion)
Edition: [Paperback edition].
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780143122234
Subjects: Will; Self-control
Description: The authors review the latest research to report key findings on willpower and offer practical advice for increasing it.
Notes: Originally published in the United States of America by The Penguin Press, a member of the Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-278) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Is willpower more than a metaphor?; title: Where does the power in willpower come from?; title: A brief history of the to-do list, from god to Drew Carey; title: Decision fatigue; title: Where have all the dollars gone? The quantified self knows; title: Can willpower be strengthened? (preferably without feeling David Blaine's pain); title: Outsmarting yourself in the heart of darkness; title: Did a higher power help Eric Clapton and Mary Karr stop drinking?; title: Raising strong children: self-esteem versus self-control; title: The perfect storm of dieting; title: Conclusion: the future of willpower; title: more gain, less strain (as long as you don't procrastinate); title: Acknowledgments; title: Notes; title: Index.