The willpower instinct : how self-control works, why it matters, and what you can do to get more of it
(2012)
By:
McGonigal, Kelly
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
153.8/MCGONIGAL,K
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Avery, [2012]
©2012
©2012
DESCRIPTION
275 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781583334386, 1583334386
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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