Review of 'The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
It's a useful books. Some ideas changed my mind. But the book is too rumbling.
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The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
4 stars
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Review of 'The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Despite the self-helpey sounding title this book is actually based on a 10-week academic lecture series the author gives. It's an examination of the neuroscience behind why we do things, or don't do things, and how our brains don't actually always work the way we think they work. While there are lots of interesting examples and tips that you could use in a self-help effort, that's not the focus of the book as much as just understanding the way our cognitive biases work and that we don't even actually know why we do many of the things we do. I listened to this as an audiobook and found it a very interesting listen and a good high-level overview of the subject.
