The Willpower Instinct pdf

Kelly McGonigal, PhD, est psychologue de recherche, conférencière à l'Université de Stanford et écrivain scientifique primé. Ses recherches scientifiques portent sur la connexion corps-esprit et sur la façon de cultiver la résilience et la compassion. Elle est l'auteur du best-seller international The Willpower Instinct, The Joy of Movement, The Upside of Stress et Yoga for Pain Relief. Son travail est publié en trente et une langues. Depuis 2000, elle enseigne la danse, le yoga et les exercices de groupe dans la région de la baie de San Francisco. Dans son temps libre, elle fait du bénévolat en tant que conseillère en adoption pour le sauvetage d'animaux

The Willpower Instinct pdf par Kelly McGonigal

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. For example, readers will learn: Willpower is a mind-body response, not a virtue. It is a biological function that can be improved through mindfulness, exercise, nutrition, and sleep.Willpower is not an unlimited resource. Too much self-control can actually be bad for your health.Temptation and stress hijack the brain's systems of self-control, but the brain can be trained for greater willpowerGuilt and shame over your setbacks lead to giving in again, but self-forgiveness and self-compassion boost self-control.Giving up control is sometimes the only way to gain self-control.Willpower 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.In the groundbreaking tradition of Getting Things Done, The Willpower Instinct 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