One of the world's most esteemed and influential psychologists, Roy F. Baumeister, teams with "New York Times" science writer John Tierney to reveal the secrets of self-control and how to master it. In "Willpower," the pioneering researcher Roy F. Baumeister collaborates with re…
The authors review the latest research to report key findings on willpower and offer practical advice for increasing it.
Examines why some groups in America such as Mormons, Cubans, Nigerians, Chinese Americans, and Jews do better than others and argues that a superiority complex, insecurity, and impulse control are the elements of the Triple Package that drive disproportionate group success.
Traces the rewards and pitfalls of a Chinese mother's exercise in extreme parenting, describing the exacting standards applied to grades, music lessons, and avoidance of Western cultural practices.
El filósofo Byung-Chul Han dirige ahora su mirada crítica hacia las nuevas técnicas de poder del capitalismo neoliberal, que dan acceso a la esfera de la psique, convirtiéndola en su mayor fuerza de producción. La psicopolítica es, según Han, aquel sistema de dominación que, en …
