{"product_id":"9781101553732","title":"The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It","description":"\u003cb\u003eBased on Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal's wildly popular course \"The Science of Willpower,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Willpower Instinct\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInformed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, \u003ci\u003eThe Willpower Instinct\u003c\/i\u003e explains exactly what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters. For example, readers will learn:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWillpower is a mind-body response, not a virtue. It is a biological function that can be improved through mindfulness, exercise, nutrition, and sleep.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWillpower is not an unlimited resource. Too much self-control can actually be bad for your health.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTemptation and stress hijack the brain's systems of self-control, but the brain can be trained for greater willpower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuilt and shame over your setbacks lead to giving in again, but self-forgiveness and self-compassion boost self-control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiving up control is sometimes the only way to gain self-control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWillpower failures are contagious—you can catch the desire to overspend or overeat from your friends­­—but you can also catch self-control from the right role models.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eIn the groundbreaking tradition of \u003ci\u003eGetting Things Done, The Willpower Instinct\u003c\/i\u003e combines life-changing prescriptive advice and complementary exercises to help readers with goals ranging from losing weight to more patient parenting, less procrastination, better health, and greater productivity at work.","brand":"Temple Publications International, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119069217008,"sku":"9781101553732","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101553732_p0.jpg?v=1763688170","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101553732","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}