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The willpower instinct how self-control works, why it matters, and what you can do to get more of it

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Based on Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal's wildly popular course The Science of Willpower, The Willpower Instinct is the first book to explain the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity. Informed by the latest resea...

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Main Author: McGonigal, Kelly
Other Authors: Dixon, Walter
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Gildan Media, p2012.
Edition:Unabridged.
Series:Your coach in a box.
Subjects:
Will.
Self-control.
Audiobooks.
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Summary:Based on Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal's wildly popular course The Science of Willpower, The Willpower Instinct is the first book to explain the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity. 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.
Item Description:Title from container.
Compact discs.
Duration: 8:15:00.
Physical Description:8 sound discs (ca. 495 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:9781469000435 :
1469000431
Author Notes:Kelly McGonigal, PhD, is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University, and a leading expert on the mind-body relationship. She teaches for the School of Medicine's Health Improvement Program and is a senior teacher/consultant for the Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education . She has received a number of teaching awards for her undergraduate psychology courses, including Stanford University's highest teaching honor, the Walter J. Gores award.

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