The willpower instinct : how self-control works, why it matters, and what you can do to get more of it

Summary: "McGonigal provides a step-by-step program for identifying goals, strengthening self-control, and making lifelong changes, whether it's weight loss, financial health, stress reduction, conquering procrastination, being a better parent, or finding your focus."--Provided by the publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781583334386 (hc.) :
ISBN: 1583334386 (hc.)
ISBN: 9781583335086 (pb.)
ISBN: 1583335080 (pb.)
Physical Description: print
275 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : Avery, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-265) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.