Bibliograph

The willpower instinct, how self-control works, why it matters, and what you can do to get more of it, Kelly McGonigal

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The willpower instinct, how self-control works, why it matters, and what you can do to get more of it, Kelly McGonigal

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The willpower instinct

Oclc number

738336661

Responsibility statement

Kelly McGonigal

Sub title

how self-control works, why it matters, and what you can do to get more of it

Table Of Contents

I will, I won't, I want : what willpower is, and why it matters -- The willpower instinct : your body was born to resist cheesecake -- Too tired to resist : why self-control is like a muscle -- License to sin : why being good gives us permission to be bad -- The brain's big lie : why we mistake wanting for happiness -- What the hell : how feeling bad leads to giving in -- Putting the future on sale : the economics of instant gratification -- Infected! why willpower is contagious -- Don't read this chapter : the limits of "I won't" power -- Final thoughts

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