01557 a2200253 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020001800069020001500087040001800102041000900120050002300129100003200152245009700184260003800281300002500319500012600344505063300470520012501103650001701228650001401245700004401259BJBSDDR20240807104146.0ta010824s2012 nyu 00| 0 eng d a9780143122234 a0143122231 bspa cBJBSDDR aeng 14aBF 632bB347w 20121 aBaumeister, Roy F., d1953-10aWillpower :brediscovering the greatest human strength /cRoy F. Baumeister and John Tierney aNew York :bPenguin Books, c2012 a291 pages ; c22 cm. aOriginally published in the United States of America by The Penguin Press, a member of the Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 2011 0 aIntroduction Is willpower more than a metaphor? Where does the power in willpower come from? A brief history of the to-do list, from god to Drew Carey Decision fatigue Where have all the dollars gone? The quantified self knows Can willpower be strengthened? (preferably without feeling David Blaine's pain) Outsmarting yourself in the heart of darkness Did a higher power help Eric Clapton and Mary Karr stop drinking? Raising strong children: self-esteem versus self-control The perfect storm of dieting Conclusion: the future of willpower more gain, less strain (as long as you don't procrastinate) Acknowledgments Notes Index aThe authors review the latest research to report key findings on willpower and offer practical advice for increasing it  4aAutocontrol  4aVoluntad 1 aTierney, John q(John Marion), d1953-