Book: Willpower

[Elessar78]

Was listening to an interview of a co-author on the liberal bastion, NPR, about his book on willpower. Basically he was saying that the research they've been doing in this area has revealed some interesting things.

Essentially willpower isn't just something psychological, it has a physical component that is powered, by all things, glucose. In a given day, you have a finite store of willpower. But like a muscle, it can be trained to become stronger. The people who are best at self-control are the ones that go on the offensive and remove the temptations from their lives—mainly because they don't have to use up their stores of self control.

He talked about other things like 2 most reliable indicators of success are 1) Intelligence and 2) Self control.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0143122231

Interesting concepts. What say ye, ES? Valid science? Or more pop psychology drivel?

[Jumbo]

I've been meaning to read it, but just can't make myself actually do it.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

I've been meaning to read it, but just can't make myself actually do it.

[Elessar78]

You witty bastard.

[zoony]

intelligence has nothing to do with success. Very little, at least. You only need to be smart enough

I'm not sure where the author gets that, but there is overwhelming scientific data clearly illustrating the irrelevance of intelligence.

[Die Hard]

intelligence has nothing to do with success. Very little, at least. You only need to be smart enough

I'm not sure where the author gets that, but there is overwhelming scientific data clearly illustrating the irrelevance of intelligence.

My bad... I didn`t read a sentence from the original post correctly

[Elessar78]

intelligence has nothing to do with success. Very little, at least. You only need to be smart enough

I'm not sure where the author gets that, but there is overwhelming scientific data clearly illustrating the irrelevance of intelligence.

I'll agree with "smart enough".

link to the radio program: http://www.splendidtable.org/episode/501

[Corcaigh]

So giving into temptation, such as eating that donut or ogling your hot co-workers is a good choice, as you are saving your limited willpower for more important ****?

[Die Hard]

Interesting concepts. What say ye, ES? Valid science? Or more pop psychology drivel?

How can it be pop-psychology since we`re talking about a physiological explanation to human behaviour :-)

I`m partial to Tony Robbins` model on human behavior -- based on beliefs.

[Elessar78]

psy·chol·o·gy [sahy-kol-uh-jee]
noun, plural psy·chol·o·gies.
1. the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
2. the science of human and animal behavior.

[Riggo-toni]

I've been meaning to read it, but just can't make myself actually do it.

Brilliant!

When I was in college, my parents told me to be socially active and find people with common interests. I wanted to join the Anarchists club, but it never got organized. I was going to join the Procrastinator's club...but never got around to it. Finally I joined the Apathy club, but noone ever came to the meetings.

[Special K]

The comments in here are cracking me up

I, unlike some of you knuckleheads, am actually going to read this out of pure curiosity. And the fact that I do need to exhibit more willpower in my life...any suggestions will be taken into consideration, haha

[Corcaigh]

The comments in here are cracking me up

I, unlike some of you knuckleheads, am actually going to read this out of pure curiosity. And the fact that I do need to exhibit more willpower in my life...any suggestions will be taken into consideration, haha

I bought it for Kindle. It was so easy I couldn't resist, and I saved the willpower to read this **** later.

[Special K]

I bought it for Kindle. It was so easy I couldn't resist, and I saved the willpower to read this **** later.

I'm surfing Amazon now...although not for Kindle-version. I can't read books on Kindles or iPads; an electronic aversion I'll never garner enough willpower to overcome...