《自控力：斯坦福大学最受欢迎心理学课程》

    Based on Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal’s wildly popular course “The Science of Willpower,” the book is a first to explain the science of self-control and how it can be harnessed* to improve our health, happiness, and productivity.

    Informed by the latest research and combining insights* from psychology*, economics, neuroscience*, and medicine, the book explains 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 willpower.

    Guilt 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.

    The book combines 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.(SD-Agencies)