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Posted Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2012
I've just finished reading this and plan to start and read it again because it is chock-full of great info and helpful suggestions. These are "real" suggestions that are doable and backed up by research, not the typical self-help psychobabble.
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Posted Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2012
Change is definitely all in the way you choose to perceive it
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Posted Wed Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 2012
I now have the willpower to now write a review. This book helped me understand why I was failing to reach my goals. So far have lost 6 pounds in 8 days.
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Posted Fri Jan 25 00:00:00 EST 2013
very easy to read, with a very good common sense approach.
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McGonigal nailed!,excellent research, so professional done that makes an easy read for layman`s as well for PH.Ds. To have a much better professional and family life by avoiding following the promise of reward as a guarantee of happiness, and also to stop trying to suppress our negative thoughts, emotions, and cravings. How can we do all that?. Well, Who knew that all we lack in our daily life was/is; a good-night sleep(to be our better selves); a balance diet(free of junk-food and sugar)to provided our brain with the GOOD glucose its needs daily to operate; to exercise (to load us with energy and oxygen); & meditation to quiet our minds and recharge us with a fresh flow of blood to our brain and...bingo...This was the uha moment for me. So simple, so life-changing but yet so hard to achieved, to resist temptation, to stop once and for all self-criticism, to better deal with stress. Our pre-frontal cortex can helps us get there, but it cannot do it alone. To better control our impulses that get us into trouble, we need WILLPOWER! I recommend to complement this book: -Smart Thinking. By Art markman -The power of habit. By Charles Duhigg -Quiet. By Susan Cain
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More About This Textbook
Overview
The first book to explain the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity.
After years of watching her students struggling with their choices, health psychologist Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., realized that much of what people believe about willpower is actually sabotaging their success. Committed to sharing what the scientific community already knew about self-control, McGonigal created a course called "The Science of Willpower" for Stanford University's Continuing Studies Program. The course was an instant hit and spawned the hugely successful Psychology Today blog with the same name.
Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, McGonigal's book explains exactly what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters. Readers will learn:
In the groundbreaking tradition of Getting Things Done, The Willpower Instinct combines life-changing prescriptive advice and complementary exercises to help readers with goals ranging from a healthier life to more patient parenting, from greater productivity at work to finally finishing the basement.
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"What a liberating book! Kelly McGonigal explains the scientific reality of willpower, exploding the myths that most of us believe. Stronger willpower-based on inspiring facts, not oppressive nonsense-is finally within everyone's reach." -Geoff Colvin, author of Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers From Everybody ElseProduct Details
Meet the Author
Kelly McGonigal, PH.D., is an award-winning psychology instructor at Stanford University, as well as a health educator for the School of Medicine's Health Improvement Program. She is also the author of Psychology Today's "Science of Willpower" blog and lives in Palo Alto, California.