The first book to explain the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity.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 Program. The course was an instant hit and spawned the hugely successful Psychology Today blog with the same name.Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, McGonigal's book explains exactly what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters. Readers will learn:Willpower is a mind-body response, not a virtue. It is a biological function that can be improved through mindfulness, exercise, nutrition, and sleep. People who have better control of their attention, emotions, and actions are healthier, happier, have more satisfying relationships, and make more money. Willpower is not an unlimited resource. Too much self-control can actually be bad for your health. Temptation and stress hijack the brain's systems of self-control, and that the brain can be trained for greater willpower.In the groundbreaking tradition of Getting Things Done, The Willpower Instinct combines life-changing prescriptive advice and complementary exercises to help readers with goals ranging from a healthier life to more patient parenting, from greater productivity at work to finally finishing the basement.

L'instinct de volonté : Comment renforcer votre persévérance et mettre fin à la procrastination pour atteindre enfin tous vos objectifs

Willpower - the ability to control your attention, emotions, appetites and behaviour - influences your physical health, financial security, the quality of your relationships and your professional success. We all know this. But why is it so hard to control and why, sometimes, do we have so little of it? Maximum Willpower brings together the newest insights about self-control from psychology, economics, neuroscience and medicine, explaining how we can break old habits and create healthy habits, conquer procrastination and manage stress and emotions. Discover why we give in to temptation and how we can find the strength to resist. By understanding the limits of willpower you can prioritize goals, make conscious choices, change old habits and give up the pursuit of perfection. This book focuses on strategies that can help you transcend limitations, strengthen self-control and escape the grip of chronic stress and procrastination. Whether you are trying to break a habit, improve your health, or find your focus, this book will change the way you think about willpower and help you make real and lasting changes in your life.

Maximum Willpower - How to master the new science of self-control

Comment renforcer votre persévérance et mettre fin à la procrastination pour atteindre enfin tous vos objectifs
Avoir de la volonté - cette capacité à contrôler notre attention, nos émotions, notre appétit ou encore nos comportements - peut considérablement transformer notre vie, en améliorant notamment notre santé et notre bien-être, notre sécurité financière, nos relations, notre succès professionnel... C'est simple, cette qualité est essentielle pour réussir et s'épanouir dans tous les domaines de la vie. Dans cet ouvrage, vous découvrirez que le manque de volonté n'est pas une fatalité. Fondé sur les études les plus récentes en psychologie, en neurosciences et en économie, ce livre propose un programme complet, étape par étape, pour identifier vos objectifs, renforcer votre maîtrise de vous-même et commencer à transformer véritablement votre vie, qu'il s'agisse de perdre du poids, de créer une entreprise, ou encore de réduire votre stress.

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