Willpower

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Can you resist everything except temptation? In a hedonistic age full of distractions its hard to possess willpower
- or in fact even understand why we should need it. Yet its 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 worlds 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 its 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.