The Willpower Instinct pdf

Kelly McGonigal, PhD, è una psicologa ricercatrice, docente alla Stanford University e pluripremiata scrittrice scientifica. La sua ricerca scientifica si concentra sulla connessione mente-corpo e su come coltivare resilienza e compassione. È autrice dei bestseller internazionali The Willpower Instinct, The Joy of Movement, The Upside of Stress e Yoga for Pain Relief. Il suo lavoro è pubblicato in trentuno lingue. Dal 2000 insegna danza, yoga ed esercizi di gruppo nella Bay Area di San Francisco. Nel tempo libero, fa volontariato come consulente per le adozioni per il salvataggio di animali

The Willpower Instinct pdf da 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