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Willpower : rediscovering the greatest human strength / Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney.
- Title
- Willpower : rediscovering the greatest human strength / Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney.
- Author
- Baumeister, Roy F.
- Publication
- New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
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- Additional Authors
- Tierney, John (John Marion)
- Description
- 291 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- The authors review the latest research to report key findings on willpower and offer practical advice for increasing it.
- Uniform Title
- Harvard Library e-reader collection
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Will.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Is willpower more than a metaphor? -- Where does the power in willpower come from? -- A brief history of the to-do list, from God to Drew Carey -- Decision fatigue -- Where have all the dollars gone? The quantified self knows -- Can willpower be strengthened? (Preferably without feeling David Blaine's pain) -- Outsmarting yourself in the heart of darkness -- Did a higher power help Eric Clapton and Mary Karr stop drinking? -- Raising strong children : self-esteem versus self-control -- The perfect storm of dieting -- Conclusion : The future of willpower: more gain, less strain (as long as you don't procrastinate).
- ISBN
- 9781594203077
- 1594203075
- LCCN
- 2011013944
- 40019806458
- OCLC
- 707969124
- SCSB-11966980
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library