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bootman's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing book. If you enjoy this, I recommend The Craving Mind by Judson Brewer
andyreadsfantasy's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to the audiobook. This book has a lot of good information, and I can see how it could be useful.
niniane's review against another edition
5.0
Crazily useful book. Meditate to improve willpower. Remember your long term goal, don't label behaviors bad and good.
eternalcat's review against another edition
4.0
I don’t like self help books and was cautiously optimistic about this book. I’m glad I gave it a shot because it was practical. The author, who is a professor, references a lot of studies and explains what the discovery was and how what it reveals in our lives. I listened to this as an audiobook and got a few takeaways from it. I plan to read this as an ebook and take notes that I can apply to my life.
Some examples of tips the author provides: when stressed, don’t go shopping, or watch TV or movies for more than 2 hours. Instead try yoga, listening to music, or reading. Try to meditate for about 5 minutes a day to help your self awareness. Forgive yourself and show yourself compassion, don’t let guilt rule your life as it will make it very difficult to accomplish your goals.
Lay down on your back and slightly elevate legs with pillow under knees. Take deep breaths. If you feel tension somewhere, squeeze those muscles, and relax them. Do this for 5-10 min. Set alarm to avoid falling asleep.
When you break a rule, or hinder a goal, or something and feel guilty, guilt makes things even worse. You have to forgive yourself. Show yourself compassion.
Some examples of tips the author provides: when stressed, don’t go shopping, or watch TV or movies for more than 2 hours. Instead try yoga, listening to music, or reading. Try to meditate for about 5 minutes a day to help your self awareness. Forgive yourself and show yourself compassion, don’t let guilt rule your life as it will make it very difficult to accomplish your goals.
Lay down on your back and slightly elevate legs with pillow under knees. Take deep breaths. If you feel tension somewhere, squeeze those muscles, and relax them. Do this for 5-10 min. Set alarm to avoid falling asleep.
When you break a rule, or hinder a goal, or something and feel guilty, guilt makes things even worse. You have to forgive yourself. Show yourself compassion.
caszriel's review against another edition
3.0
This book examines human willpower, how it works and when it doesn't. Through lots of scientific studies, it presents a series of ten "willpower experiments" that should be trialed to see if they improve your willpower. There are a lot of great insights in the book and I recommend it for anyone who is looking into how to increase their willpower or how willpower actually works.
rebeccazh's review against another edition
An interesting topic with good insights. Unfortunately it's very long and somewhat repetitive.