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# Train willpower like a muscle Proven strategies to boost productivity Science-backed self-control insights The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It

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## Summary

> 🚀 Master your willpower, master your life — don’t let your future self down!

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## Key Features

- • **Break Free from Guilt & Shame:** Discover why self-compassion outperforms self-criticism in building sustainable self-control.
- • **Harness Social Power for Change:** Leverage social proof and accountability to make willpower contagious within your network.
- • **Mind-Body Approach to Willpower:** Integrates psychology, neuroscience, and mindfulness to improve health and emotional resilience.
- • **Unlock the Science of Self-Control:** Grounded in Stanford research, this book reveals how willpower is a biological function you can strengthen.
- • **Boost Your Productivity & Happiness:** Learn actionable techniques to overcome procrastination, stress, and temptation for lasting success.

## Overview

The Willpower Instinct by Stanford psychologist Kelly McGonigal is a groundbreaking guide that explains the science behind self-control and offers practical exercises to strengthen it. Combining insights from psychology, neuroscience, and economics, this book helps readers improve health, productivity, and emotional well-being by understanding and training willpower as a biological function. With a 4.6-star rating and thousands of reviews, it’s a must-read for professionals seeking lasting personal transformation.

## Description

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #41,493 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #30 in Popular Applied Psychology #104 in Personal Time Management #112 in Behavioral Sciences (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,398) |
| Dimensions  | 5.93 x 0.78 x 8.97 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 1583335080 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1583335086 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 288 pages |
| Publication date  | December 31, 2013 |
| Publisher  | Avery |

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