The Willpower Instinct

How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It

By: Kelly McGonigal

after years of watching her students struggling with their choices, health psychologist kelly mcgonigal, ph.d., realized that much of what people believe about willpower is actually sabotaging their success. committed to sharing what the scientific community already knew about self-control, mcgonigal created a course called "the science of willpower" for stanford university's continuing studies...