Willpower : the rediscovery of humans' greatest strength / Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney.
The authors review the latest research to report key findings on willpower and offer practical advice for increasing it.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594203077
- ISBN: 1594203075
- Physical Description: 291 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Is willpower more than a metaphor? -- Where does the power in willpower come from? -- A brief history of the to-do list, from God to Drew Carey -- Decision fatigue -- Where have all the dollars gone? : the quantified self knows -- Can willpower be strengthened? (Preferably without feeling David Blaine's pain) -- Outsmarting yourself in the heart of darkness -- Did a higher power help Eric Clapton and Mary Karr stop drinking? -- Raising strong children : self-esteem versus self-control -- The perfect storm of dieting -- The future of willpower : more gain, less strain (as long as you don't procrastinate). |
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Subject: | Self-control. |
Genre: | Wills. |
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