Willpower：Why Self-Control is the Secret of Success

图书标准信息

• 作者 Roy F. Baumeister 著
• 出版社 Penguin Books Ltd
• 出版时间 2012-09
• ISBN 9780141049489
• 定价 112.90元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 304页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Canyouresisteverythingexcepttemptation?Inahedonisticagefullofdistractions,it'shardtopossesswillpower-orinfactevenunderstandwhyweshouldneedit.Yetit'sactuallythemostimportantfactorinachievingsuccessandahappylife,showntobemoresignificantthanmoney,looks,backgroundorintelligence.Thisbookrevealsthesecretsofself-control.

HereRoyBaumeister,oneoftheworld'smostesteemedandinfluentialpsychologists,andjournalistJohnTierney,turnthisnotiononitshead.Theyshowusthatwillpowerislikeamusclethatcanbestrengthenedwithpracticeandimprovedovertime.Thelatestlaboratoryworkshowsthatself-controlhasaphysicalbasistoitandsoisdramaticallyaffectedbysimplethingssuchaseatingandsleeping-totheextentthatalife-changingdecisionmaygoindifferentdirectionsdependingonwhetherit'smadebeforeorafterlunch.Basedonyearsofpsychologicalresearchandfilledwithpracticaladvice,thisbookwillteachyouhowtogainfromself-controlwithoutpain,anddiscovertheveryrealpowerinwillpower.Theresultsarenothingshortoflife-changing.

【作者简介】

RoyF.Baumeisterisoneoftheworld'smostprolificandinfluentialpsychologists.HereceivedhisPhDfromPrincetonin1978andcurrentlyisFrancisEppesEminentScholarandheadofthepsychologyprogramatFloridaStateUniversity.Hehasover450scientificpublications,andthiswillbehis28thbook.