Willpower
by Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney · Roy F. Baumeister & John Tierney
Psychologist Roy Baumeister and journalist John Tierney synthesize research on self-control, presenting willpower as a finite, muscle-like resource depleted by use and restored by rest. Offers evidence-based strategies such as goal-setting and self-monitoring for strengthening it.
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