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A review by lportx
Willpower Doesn't Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success by Benjamin P. Hardy
3.0
This book had some real hits, and some real misses. Hardy was at his best when presenting the overall ideas about creating an environment that will foster creativity. He also brings up good points about the different ways people learn and how to use those to your advantage. It is worth reading for these ideas alone, especially if you engaged in an entrepreneurial or creative endeavor.
However, this book has little to say about willpower in the sense of not eating cookies at 10pm or getting in shape. It is mostly about professional output and achieving one's goals. For that reason, this book is not very useful for people in non-creative discplines. It seems to forget that those jobs exist.
That said, the biggest problem I had is that there was little or no distinction between the author's opinions and philosophies and hardcore science. This made it difficult to discern when reading if something was based in fact or bias. I mean, I looked for an endnotes / bibliography / reference / further reading section at the end of the book and there WASN'T ANY!
FYI there was too much promotion going on for my tastes- not only for the author himself but for the Genius Network.
However, this book has little to say about willpower in the sense of not eating cookies at 10pm or getting in shape. It is mostly about professional output and achieving one's goals. For that reason, this book is not very useful for people in non-creative discplines. It seems to forget that those jobs exist.
That said, the biggest problem I had is that there was little or no distinction between the author's opinions and philosophies and hardcore science. This made it difficult to discern when reading if something was based in fact or bias. I mean, I looked for an endnotes / bibliography / reference / further reading section at the end of the book and there WASN'T ANY!
FYI there was too much promotion going on for my tastes- not only for the author himself but for the Genius Network.