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The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
Kelly McGonigal
4.1 AVERAGE
257 reviews for:
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
Kelly McGonigal
4.1 AVERAGE
informative
medium-paced
This book was fascinating and so helpful!
Was going to read The Power of Habit, but several reviews mentioned this was a more scientific take on the matter. The author is a health psychologist who teaches at Stanford. While some of the findings weren't ground breaking to me, I found it really useful to stop and think about how I use my time and what goals or habits are driving that. In the last year, my #1 goal was to decrease the amount of unnecessary stress in my life so I could focus on what actually matters to me. It's obviously a work in progress, but I will definitely use some of the findings from this book to help guide me. The book is also broken out into a "class" type format, so you can skip topics that don't appeal to you as much.
"When your mind is preoccupied, your impulses—not your long-term goals—will guide your choices."
"When your mind is preoccupied, your impulses—not your long-term goals—will guide your choices."
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Read and listened to a few times! Recommend it often to the clients I am coaching to healthier living!
Reading again in a Book club with friends, colleagues and clients!
Reading again in a Book club with friends, colleagues and clients!
This is really just a book about being a fully developed human.
It’s an exploration of the skills of: self-awareness, self-care and remember what matters most to ourselves. The result: self-mastery, fulfillment and freedom.
Lots of great research studies are utilized to explain and illustrate the points in the book. The writing is clear and accessible.
It’s an exploration of the skills of: self-awareness, self-care and remember what matters most to ourselves. The result: self-mastery, fulfillment and freedom.
Lots of great research studies are utilized to explain and illustrate the points in the book. The writing is clear and accessible.
Ещё одна доза популярной психологии от того же автора. Подробно и доступно рассказывает о том, что современная наука знает о воле (в значении “сила воли”) и как это можно применить на практике.
informative
medium-paced
instrutivo, mas repetitivo. forma uma espécie de trilogia do hábito junto com The Power of Habit e Atomic Habits. este livro, mais do que os outros dois, deixa claro o desequilíbrio entre a sociedade moderna, tão violentamente futurista, e a força primitiva de nossos genes. no entanto, cada um dos três, em uma mistura de neurociência, psicologia e auto ajuda, pega o leitor pela mão e lhe propõe estratégias para não descarrilhar antes que o capitalismo corroa por completo o seu cérebro ("você tá na merda, mas dá pra caminhar por ela sem escorregar e bater a cabeça"). apesar dessas estratégias muitas vezes se sobreporem, e de eu me questionar até que ponto os estudos que as corroboram são confiáveis, a "trilogia do hábito" é esclarecedora, relacionável e até reconfortante, tornando bem simples sua aplicabilidade.