Strengthlab on Mar 8th 2012 StrengthLab Thoughts
Human Beings are weak by design; we’re encapsulated in soft-tissue that damages easily and we require special care just to survive. We last only days without adequate hydration and only a matter of minutes without adequate oxygen. Military trainers in the Special Forces spend countless man-hours hardening their troops mentally and physically, yet, their troops can be broken in a matter of hours when there’s heavy losses involved in their unit. Human beings are considered strong, and maybe even durable, but only when compared to one another.
Know your limitations and respect your needs… perhaps then, you’ll do better than just survive, you may even thrive.
Strengthlab on Mar 8th 2012 StrengthLab Thoughts
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It
http://www.amazon.com/The-Willpower-Instinct-Self-Control-Matters/dp/1583334386/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331218173&sr=1-1
Based on Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal’s wildly popular course “The Science of Willpower,”
The Willpower Instinct is the first book to explain the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity.Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine,
The Willpower Instinct explains exactly 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.
In the groundbreaking tradition of Getting Things Done, The Willpower Instinct combines life-changing prescriptive 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.
