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

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

McGonigal, Kelly (Author).

Summary: Draws on the latest research and scientific insights to define willpower and explains how to promote personal well-being through an understanding of willpower-related mind-body responses.

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  • ISBN: 9781583334386 : HRD
  • ISBN: 1583334386 : HRD
  • Physical Description: print
    275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Avery, [2012]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [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.

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Subject: Self-control
Genre: Wills.

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

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Jay Co PL - Portland 153.8 M146 (Text) 76383000407238 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Melton PL - Melton 153.8 MCG (Text) 79591000080197 Adult-Nonfiction Available -
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