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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: Controlling Our Willpower

We are tested every day. A battle between what we want to do and what we should do. Many of us could use more willpower, but few of us know how to get it.

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FindCenter These three skills—self-awareness, self-care, and remembering what matters most—are the foundation for self-control.

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FindCenter There is a secret for greater self-control, the science points to one thing: the power of paying attention.

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FindCenter When your mind is preoccupied, your impulses—not your long-term goals—will guide your choices.

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FindCenter Neuroscientists have discovered that when you ask the brain to meditate, it gets better not just at meditating, but at a wide range of self-control skills, including attention, focus, stress management, impulse control, and self-awareness.

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FindCenter You need to recognize when you’re making a choice that requires willpower; otherwise, the brain always defaults to what is easiest.

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FindCenter While we all have the capacity to do harder things, we also have the desire to do exactly the opposite.

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FindCenter Simply put: Whenever we have conflicting desires, being good gives us permission to be a little bit bad.

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FindCenter If the only thing motivating your self-control is the desire to be a good enough person, you’re going to give in whenever you’re already feeling good about yourself.

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