Willpower：Why Self-Control is the Secret of Success

Canyouresisteverythingexcepttemptation?Inahedonisticagefullofdistractions,it'shardtopossesswillpower-orinfactevenunderstandwhyweshouldneedit.Yetit'sactuallythemostimportantfactorinachievingsuccessandahappylife,showntobemoresignificantthanmoney,looks,backgroundorintelligence.Thisbookrevealsthesecretsofself-control.HereRoyBaumeister,oneoftheworld'smostesteemedandinfluentialpsychologists,andjournalistJohnTierney,turnthisnotiononitshead.Theyshowusthatwillpowerislikeamusclethatcanbestrengthenedwithpracticeandimprovedovertime.Thelatestlaboratoryworkshowsthatself-controlhasaphysicalbasistoitandsoisdramaticallyaffectedbysimplethingssuchaseatingandsleeping-totheextentthatalife-changingdecisionmaygoindifferentdirectionsdependingonwhetherit'smadebeforeorafterlunch.Basedonyearsofpsychologicalresearchandfilledwithpracticaladvice,thisbookwillteachyouhowtogainfromself-controlwithoutpain,anddiscovertheveryrealpowerinwillpower.Theresultsarenothingshortoflife-changing.