The Willpower Instinct : How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, And What You Can Do To Get More Of It

EAudiobook 2012

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.

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9780593162958

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Read by Walter Dixon
Electronic reproduction. New York Books on Tape 2019 Available via World Wide Web

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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3331029

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