The willpower instinct
Subtitle: how self-control works, why it matters, and what you can do to get more of it
By: Kelly McGonigal
Publisher: Avery
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781583334386
Subjects: Will; Self-control
Description: McGonigal provides a step-by-step program for identifying goals, strengthening self-control, and making lifelong changes, whether it's weight loss, financial health, stress reduction, conquering procrastination, being a better parent, or finding your focus.
Table of contents: title: I will, I won't, I want : what willpower is, and why it matters; title: The willpower instinct : your body was born to resist cheesecake; title: Too tired to resist : why self-control is like a muscle; title: License to sin : why being good gives us permission to be bad; title: The brain's big lie : why we mistake wanting for happiness; title: What the hell : how feeling bad leads to giving in; title: Putting the future on sale : the economics of instant gratification; title: Infected! why willpower is contagious; title: Don't read this chapter : the limits of "I won't" power; title: Final thoughts.