Willpower:Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

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2011-09
ISBN: 9781594203077
定价: 199.00
装帧: 精装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 304页
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  • Oneoftheworld'smostesteemedandinfluentialpsychologists,RoyF.Baumeister,teamswithNewYorkTimessciencewriterJohnTierneytorevealthesecretsofself-controlandhowtomasterit.
    InWillpower,thepioneeringresearcherRoyF.BaumeistercollaborateswithrenownedNewYorkTimessciencewriterJohnTierneytorevolutionizeourunderstandingofthemostcovetedhumanvirtue:self-control.
    Inwhatbecameoneofthemostcitedpapersinsocialscienceliterature,Baumeisterdiscoveredthatwillpoweractuallyoperateslikeamuscle:itcanbestrengthenedwithpracticeandfatiguedbyoveruse.Willpowerisfueledbyglucose,anditcanbebolsteredsimplybyreplenishingthebrain'sstoreoffuel.That'swhyeatingandsleeping-andespeciallyfailingtodoeitherofthose-havesuchdramaticeffectsonself-control(andwhydietershavesuchahardtimeresistingtemptation).
    Baumeister'slatestresearchshowsthatwetypicallyspendfourhourseverydayresistingtemptation.Nowonderpeoplearoundtheworldrankalackofself-controlastheirbiggestweakness.Willpowerlookstothelivesofentrepreneurs,parents,entertainers,andartists-includingDavidBlaine,EricClapton,andothers-whohaveflourishedbyimprovingtheirself-control.
    Thelessonsfromtheirstoriesandpsychologists'experimentscanhelpanyone.Youlearnnotonlyhowtobuildwillpowerbutalsohowtoconserveitforcrucialmomentsbysettingtherightgoalsandusingthebestnewtechniquesformonitoringyourprogress.Onceyoumasterthesetechniquesandestablishtherighthabits,willpowergetseasier:you'llneedlessconsciousmentalenergytoavoidtemptation.That'sneithermagicnoremptyself-helpsloganeering,butratherasolidpathtoabetterlife.
    Combiningthebestofmodernsocialsciencewithpracticalwisdom,BaumeisterandTierneyheresharethedefinitivecompendiumofmodernlessonsinwillpower.Asoursocietyhasmovedawayfromthevirtuesofthriftandself-denial,itoftenfeelshelplessbecausewefacemoretemptationsthanever.Butwealsohavemoreknowledgeandbettertoolsfortakingcontrolofourlives.Howeverwedefinehappiness-aclose-knitfamily,asatisfyingcareer,financialsecurity-wewon'treachitwithoutmasteringself-control.

          
  • 内容简介:
    Oneoftheworld'smostesteemedandinfluentialpsychologists,RoyF.Baumeister,teamswithNewYorkTimessciencewriterJohnTierneytorevealthesecretsofself-controlandhowtomasterit.
    InWillpower,thepioneeringresearcherRoyF.BaumeistercollaborateswithrenownedNewYorkTimessciencewriterJohnTierneytorevolutionizeourunderstandingofthemostcovetedhumanvirtue:self-control.
    Inwhatbecameoneofthemostcitedpapersinsocialscienceliterature,Baumeisterdiscoveredthatwillpoweractuallyoperateslikeamuscle:itcanbestrengthenedwithpracticeandfatiguedbyoveruse.Willpowerisfueledbyglucose,anditcanbebolsteredsimplybyreplenishingthebrain'sstoreoffuel.That'swhyeatingandsleeping-andespeciallyfailingtodoeitherofthose-havesuchdramaticeffectsonself-control(andwhydietershavesuchahardtimeresistingtemptation).
    Baumeister'slatestresearchshowsthatwetypicallyspendfourhourseverydayresistingtemptation.Nowonderpeoplearoundtheworldrankalackofself-controlastheirbiggestweakness.Willpowerlookstothelivesofentrepreneurs,parents,entertainers,andartists-includingDavidBlaine,EricClapton,andothers-whohaveflourishedbyimprovingtheirself-control.
    Thelessonsfromtheirstoriesandpsychologists'experimentscanhelpanyone.Youlearnnotonlyhowtobuildwillpowerbutalsohowtoconserveitforcrucialmomentsbysettingtherightgoalsandusingthebestnewtechniquesformonitoringyourprogress.Onceyoumasterthesetechniquesandestablishtherighthabits,willpowergetseasier:you'llneedlessconsciousmentalenergytoavoidtemptation.That'sneithermagicnoremptyself-helpsloganeering,butratherasolidpathtoabetterlife.
    Combiningthebestofmodernsocialsciencewithpracticalwisdom,BaumeisterandTierneyheresharethedefinitivecompendiumofmodernlessonsinwillpower.Asoursocietyhasmovedawayfromthevirtuesofthriftandself-denial,itoftenfeelshelplessbecausewefacemoretemptationsthanever.Butwealsohavemoreknowledgeandbettertoolsfortakingcontrolofourlives.Howeverwedefinehappiness-aclose-knitfamily,asatisfyingcareer,financialsecurity-wewon'treachitwithoutmasteringself-control.

          
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