Willpower: Why Self-Control is the Secret to Success by Roy F. Baumeister, & John Tierney
The science of self-control, and how everyone can master it
Can you resist everything except temptation? In a hedonistic age full of distractions, it's hard to possess willpower - or in fact even understand why we should need it. Yet it's actually the most important factor in achieving success and a happy life, shown to be more significant than money, looks, background or intelligence. This book reveals the secrets of self-control.
Here Roy Baumeister, one of the world's most esteemed and influential psychologists, and journalist John Tierney, turn this notion on its head. They show us that willpower is like a muscle that can be strengthened with practice and improved over time. The latest laboratory work shows that self-control has a physical basis to it and so is dramatically affected by simple things such as eating and sleeping - to the extent that a life-changing decision may go in different directions depending on whether it's made before or after lunch.
Based on years of psychological research and filled with practical advice, this book will teach you how to gain from self-control without pain, and discover the very real power in willpower. The results are nothing short of life-changing.
Format: Paperback | 304 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.8 x 1.7 | 228g
Publication Date: 24 Oct 2012
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0141049480
ISBN13: 9780141049489
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very, very minor scuff marks along the edges, and the laminating on the bottom-left corner of the back cover has started to come unstuck very slightly, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal (barely noticeable) creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.