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Why You Should Stop Setting Large Goals

By Dave Asprey — 2018

If you’re looking to make a lasting change, start small.

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Finish What You Start: The Art of Following Through, Taking Action, Executing, and Self-Discipline

Practical tactics to grow your willpower, stop procrastination, focus like a laser, and achieve whatever you set your mind to. Following through and finishing what you start—more valuable skills than you realize.

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Peter Hollins
2018
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No Excuses! The Power of Self-Discipline

Most people think success comes from good luck or enormous talent, but many successful people achieve their accomplishments in a simpler way: through self-discipline.

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Brian Tracy
2011
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The Superhuman World of Wim Hof: The Iceman

Wim Hof first caught the attention of scientists when he proved he was able to use meditation to stay submerged in ice for 1 hour and 53 minutes without his core body temperature changing.

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Wim Hof
2015
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Self-Discipline: Build Mental Toughness and Master Your Focus to Improve Productivity and Achieve Your Goals

This book will teach you how to learn to be self-disciplined.

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Sam Living
2019
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How to Win with Willpower: 75 Strategies to Increase Self-Discipline, Motivation, and Success

Willpower, for most, is a refined skill set needed to succeed in life. How to Win with Willpower provides a roadmap to managing this inner strength.

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Aliya Levinson
2020
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Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

Pioneering research psychologist Roy F. Baumeister collaborates with New York Times science writer John Tierney to revolutionize our understanding of the most coveted human virtue: self-control.

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Roy F. Baumeister, John Tierney
2012
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The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It

Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, The Willpower Instinct explains exactly what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters.

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Kelly McGonigal
2013
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The Marshmallow Test: Why Self-Control Is the Engine of Success

Renowned psychologist Walter Mischel, designer of the famous Marshmallow Test, explains what self-control is and how to master it. A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later.

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Walter Mischel
2015
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5-Minute Self-Discipline Exercises: Stay Motivated, Cultivate Good Habits, and Achieve Your Goals

It’s easy to get distracted by day-to-day life. Especially when the tasks feel endless and your motivation is nowhere to be seen.

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Christine Li
2020
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This Year I Will . . . How to Finally Change a Habit, Keep a Resolution, or Make a Dream Come True

Every so often people get inspired (again!) to lose weight, get organized, start saving, or stop worrying—but a few months later they give up, frustrated. It doesn’t have to be that way. In This Year I Will . . . , bestselling author M.J.

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M. J. Ryan
2006
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Goal Setting