Can you resist everything except temptation? In a hedonistic age full of distractions, it`s hard to possess willpower
- or in fact even understand why we should need it. Yet it`s actually the most important factor in achieving success & a happy life, shown to be more significant than money, looks, background or intelligence. This book reveals the secrets of self-control. Here Roy Baumeister, one of the world`s most esteemed & influential psychologists, & journalist John Tierney, turn this notion on its head. They show us that willpower is like a muscle that can be strengthened with practice & enhanced over time. The latest laboratory work shows that self-control has a physical basis to it & so is dramatically affected by simple things such as eating & sleeping
- to the extent that a life-changing decision may go in different directions depending on whether it`s made before or after lunch. Based on years of psychological research & filled with practical advice, this book will teach you how to gain from self-control without pain, & discover the very real power in willpower. The results are nothing short of life-changing.