rebeccazh's review against another edition
An interesting topic with good insights. Unfortunately it's very long and somewhat repetitive.
sujithpadar's review against another edition
5.0
Lucid, easy to read, and in a friendly way deep dives into why we fail, and why some methods should work, when we want to work on our goals.
penandpage's review against another edition
4.0
Willpower is something that we all wish we had more of.
In her new book The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., teaches us how to harness our willpower and use it for good, not evil.
willpower-instinct
This is not one of those ready, set, change everything books. We all know that approach doesn't work. Neither does just deciding to try harder. It leads only to failure. Need proof? It's 10 days into the new year. How are you doing on your resolutions?
Dr. McGonigal looks at the physiological function of the brain, explains it in terms we can all understand, and teaches us how to actually achieve goals that require the use of willpower. She uses lots of case studies to show you why her approach makes more sense than alternate approaches as well.
As you work through the ideas, which are really new to some of us (like it's ok to make mistakes), she suggests you pick one thing to work on. There are 10 chapters and so 10 weeks of working towards this one goal. Each week the steps are broken down, explained, and most importantly, achievable. By the end you might be surprised to find that you achieved your goal without the pain of trying to force yourself into it.
In her new book The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., teaches us how to harness our willpower and use it for good, not evil.
willpower-instinct
This is not one of those ready, set, change everything books. We all know that approach doesn't work. Neither does just deciding to try harder. It leads only to failure. Need proof? It's 10 days into the new year. How are you doing on your resolutions?
Dr. McGonigal looks at the physiological function of the brain, explains it in terms we can all understand, and teaches us how to actually achieve goals that require the use of willpower. She uses lots of case studies to show you why her approach makes more sense than alternate approaches as well.
As you work through the ideas, which are really new to some of us (like it's ok to make mistakes), she suggests you pick one thing to work on. There are 10 chapters and so 10 weeks of working towards this one goal. Each week the steps are broken down, explained, and most importantly, achievable. By the end you might be surprised to find that you achieved your goal without the pain of trying to force yourself into it.
mysticwarden's review against another edition
4.0
Grab a notebook and get ready to get bombarded with tips and tricks for improving your self-control in a pretty much every area of your life. There's a lot of great advice in this book, perhaps even too much advice. You're gonna have a bad time if you don't write down the stuff that stands out.
You can read it all at once or you can follow McGonigal's suggestion and do a chapter a week for a total of 10 weeks. Either way, this book is worth a read if you're trying to get better control of your vices. And really, who isn't?
You can read it all at once or you can follow McGonigal's suggestion and do a chapter a week for a total of 10 weeks. Either way, this book is worth a read if you're trying to get better control of your vices. And really, who isn't?
wrxtacy's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
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