Willpower: The Owner's Manual – 12 Tools for Doing the Right Thing

Frank Martela
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"Martela explains the nuts and bolts of willpower, offers easy to follow instructions on how to work it, and in the end, presents you with a challenge you can't say no to. … I think one of the best compliments is that this 50+ page book inspired me to get cracking with certain goals of my own."- Emilia Lahti, MSSc, MAPP, researcher and a lecturer on determination and resilienceWhy is Barack Obama only wearing gray or blue suits? Why did Stanley, while searching for Doctor Livingstone in the darkest Africa and haunted by malaria, mosquitoes, diseases, and beasts, still insist on shaving every single morning?This book is the owner's manual to willpower. Quick to read, hard to put down. It offers you the 12 essential tools for strong will, including: The 20-Second Rule Effective Resting Forgiving Yourself in Order to Learn The Zorro CircleThese tools are not only practical and easy to put in use. They are also backed up by the latest advances in science. The book is easy to approach, but contains a wealth of information about how the human mind and brain work. Rich with stories and personal experiences of the author, it provides a highly accessible, yet scientifically accurate, take on willpower – the most important tool you have for doing the right thing.Get the book and start taking charge of your own life. Don't procrastinate. Do it now!"[The book] offers practical solid advice with many illustrations of experiments to validate the claims. … I highly recommend that you not only read this book but study it and keep it handy for follow ups and reminders to keep striving forward to a more successful life and better choices." - John Wilder, marriage coach
Genres: NonfictionPsychology
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