Willpower: rediscovering the greatest human strength
The authors review the latest research to report key findings on willpower and offer practical advice for increasing it.
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- Full title :Willpower : rediscovering the greatest human strength / Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney.
Summary
The authors review the latest research to report key findings on willpower and offer practical advice for increasing it.
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- Publication Date:2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Penguin Books
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012.
Notes
Originally published in the United States of America by The Penguin Press, a member of the Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 2011.
The Physical Object
- Description:291 pages ; : 25 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780143122234, 0143122231, 9781594203077, 1594203075
- oclc:ocn775418866
- LC Classification:BF632
- Dewey Decimal:153.8
Table of Contents
Introduction -- 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 -- Conclusion: the future of willpower--more gain, less strain (as long as you don't procrastinate) -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
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