The Will Power Instinct

The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It by Kelly McGonigal
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Willpower Instinct, by Kelly McGonigal is a fairly decent book on the human will. It discusses ways one can become more mindful of one's will, but it lacks a certain inspirational "something" that motivates one to continue thinking about the will. Ultimately, this is what's required in order to continue to cultivate the will. There are other books available that not only get one thinking about the will. This book reads like an academic wrote it who is trying to appeal to the masses, which is fine for those who are conducting research and need some good citations, but for those who desire an inspirational book that can be applied to daily life, they might look elsewhere. For the most part, this is a good primer on the willpower instinct. But, I had to put it down several times and read other, more inspirational books, during my venture through it.

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