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Self-help on Flow: The Willpower Instinct — Kelly McGonigal

The Willpower Instinct

by Kelly McGonigal  ·  narrated by Walter Dixon

Duration08:21:06
Chapters145
LanguageEnglish
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Chapters

145 tracks
  1. 1 Front Matter 00:00:21
  2. 2 Title, Author & Reader 00:00:14
  3. 3 Introduction 00:05:33
  4. 4 To Succeed At Self-Control, You Need To Know How You Fail 00:03:04
  5. 5 How To Use This Book 00:03:09
  6. 6 Your Willpower Challenge 00:01:53
  7. 7 Take Your Time 00:01:34
  8. 8 Let's Begin 00:01:20
  9. 9 Chapter One 00:03:10
  10. 10 Why We Have Willpower 00:03:05
  11. 11 Why It Matters Now 00:01:29
  12. 12 The Neuroscience Of I Will, I Won't, And I Want 00:03:25
  13. 13 A Mind-Blowing Case Of Willpower Lost 00:04:20
  14. 14 The Problem Of Two Minds 00:03:57
  15. 15 The Value Of Both Selves 00:02:54
  16. 16 The First Rule Of Willpower; Know Thyself 00:04:28
  17. 17 An E-Mail Addict Takes The First Step To Recovery 00:02:22
  18. 18 Train Your Brain For Willpower 00:08:19
  19. 19 Being Bad At Meditation Is Good For Self-Control 00:02:20
  20. 20 The Last Word 00:01:42
  21. 21 Chapter Two 00:02:28
  22. 22 A Tale Of Two Threats 00:00:39
  23. 23 When Danger Strikes 00:04:17
  24. 24 A New Kind Of Threat 00:04:53
  25. 25 The Willpower Instinct; Pause And Plan 00:01:56
  26. 26 This Is Your Brain And Body On Willpower 00:03:00
  27. 27 The Body's Willpower 'Reserve' 00:07:12
  28. 28 Willpower Rx 00:00:58
  29. 29 Train Your Mind And Your Body 00:00:36
  30. 30 The Will Power Miracle 00:05:50
  31. 31 A Reluctant Exerciser Changes His Mind 00:02:07
  32. 32 Gain Willpower In Your Sleep! 00:04:29
  33. 33 When Sleep Is The Willpower Challenge 00:02:43
  34. 34 The Costs Of Too Much Self-Control 00:05:51
  35. 35 One Nation Under Stress 00:06:13
  36. 36 The Last Word 00:02:15
  37. 37 Chapter Three 00:02:42
  38. 38 The Muscle Model Of Self-Control 00:05:12
  39. 39 A Would-Be Entrepreneur Puts First Things First 00:01:57
  40. 40 Why Is Self-Control Limited¿ 00:04:59
  41. 41 Energy Crisis 00:03:49
  42. 42 People Who Are Starving Shouldn't Say No To A Snack 00:04:47
  43. 43 Training The Willpower Muscle 00:06:11
  44. 44 A Candy Addict Conquers His Sweet Tooth 00:01:44
  45. 45 How Real Are The 'Limits' Of Self-Control¿ 00:00:52
  46. 46 Making The Finishline 00:07:15
  47. 47 When There's A Want, There's A Will 00:03:25
  48. 48 A Frustrated Mom Finds Her Want Power 00:02:36
  49. 49 Everyday Distractions And The Collapse Of A Civilization 00:06:57
  50. 50 The Last Word 00:02:12
  51. 51 Chapter Four 00:02:24
  52. 52 From Saints To Sinners 00:06:21
  53. 53 The Warm And Fuzzy Logic Of Licensing 00:06:18
  54. 54 When Exercise Licenses Eating, A Bride-To-Be Gains Weight 00:01:39
  55. 55 The Problem With Progress 00:06:51
  56. 56 When Tomorrow Licenses Today 00:00:40
  57. 57 Don't Count Your Grilled Chicken Salad Before It's Hatched 00:06:07
  58. 58 Why There's Always Time To Do It Tomorrow 00:05:06
  59. 59 Vegetarian Before Dinner 00:02:41
  60. 60 When Sin Looks Like Virtue 00:00:28
  61. 61 The Halo Effect 00:03:18
  62. 62 Magic Words 00:02:35
  63. 63 A Shopper Seduced By Savings Spends More 00:01:43
  64. 64 The Risks Of Going Green 00:06:01
  65. 65 The Last Word 00:02:14
  66. 66 Chapter Five 00:02:42
  67. 67 The Promise Of Reward 00:05:59
  68. 68 The Neurobiology Of 'I Want' 00:05:16
  69. 69 Dopamine On Demand 00:03:19
  70. 70 A Prescription For Addiction 00:02:55
  71. 71 This Is Your Brain On Dopamine; The Rise Of Neuromarketing 00:07:35
  72. 72 Become A Dopamine Detective 00:02:34
  73. 73 Putting Dopamine To Work 00:05:06
  74. 74 A Procrastinator Dopaminizes Her 'I Will' Power Challenge 00:01:32
  75. 75 The Dark Side Of Dopamine 00:02:56
  76. 76 A Shopper Feels The Anxiety, But Keeps The Promise 00:02:10
  77. 77 We Mistake The Promise Of Reward For Happines 00:06:13
  78. 78 The Importance Of Desire 00:00:24
  79. 79 An Addict Loses His Cravings 00:03:50
  80. 80 The Paradox Of Reward 00:01:20
  81. 81 The Last Word 00:01:51
  82. 82 Chapter Six 00:02:21
  83. 83 Why Stress Makes Us Want 00:06:23
  84. 84 A Little Help Remembering What Works 00:01:46
  85. 85 If You Eat This Cookie, The Terrorists Win 00:07:44
  86. 86 A Late-Night Snacker Goes On A Tv Diet 00:01:58
  87. 87 The What-The-Hell Effect; Why Guilt Doesn't Work 00:04:48
  88. 88 Breaking The What-The-Hell Cycle 00:03:04
  89. 89 Anything But Self-Forgiveness! 00:07:15
  90. 90 A Writer Challenges The Voice Of Self-Criticism 00:02:44
  91. 91 Resolving To Feel Good 00:07:21
  92. 92 The Last Word 00:02:27
  93. 93 Chapter Seven 00:03:43
  94. 94 Putting The Future On Sale 00:02:26
  95. 95 Blinded By Reward 00:06:23
  96. 96 The Ten-Minute Rule Helps A Smoker Cut Back 00:02:22
  97. 97 What's Your Discount Rate¿ 00:06:28
  98. 98 No Website Is Worth A Dream 00:01:15
  99. 99 No Way Out; The Value Of Precommitment 00:08:26
  100. 100 Money Management For Tempted Selves 00:03:07
  101. 101 Meet Your Future Self 00:06:12
  102. 102 A Dental Phobic Stops Waiting For A Future Dentist-Loving Self To Show 00:01:28
  103. 103 Why The Future Feels Different 00:01:59
  104. 104 A Fund-Raiser Uses Future-Self Optimism For Good 00:01:20
  105. 105 When Your Future Self Is A Stranger 00:08:29
  106. 106 A Time To Wait, And A Time To Give In 00:04:21
  107. 107 The Last Word 00:02:18
  108. 108 Chapter Eight 00:02:31
  109. 109 The Spread Of An Epidemic 00:03:31
  110. 110 The Social Self 00:02:41
  111. 111 Mirroring Willpower Failures 00:03:34
  112. 112 A Smoker Under Social Influence 00:01:17
  113. 113 When Goals Are Infectious 00:04:26
  114. 114 Catching The Goal To Lose Control 00:03:07
  115. 115 Why People You Like Are More Contagious Than Strangers 00:03:25
  116. 116 One Of The Tribe 00:05:14
  117. 117 God Wants You To Lose Weight 00:03:58
  118. 118 When Self-Control Isn't Normal 00:04:12
  119. 119 'Should' Power 00:02:56
  120. 120 The Limits Of Shame 00:01:43
  121. 121 The Power Of Pride 00:02:09
  122. 122 The Shame Of Owing Back Taxes 00:01:29
  123. 123 Being Kicked Out Of The Tribe 00:02:34
  124. 124 E-Mail Check-Ins Keep A Goal Alive 00:01:30
  125. 125 The Last Word 00:02:03
  126. 126 Chapter Nine 00:02:57
  127. 127 Isn't It Ironic 00:02:09
  128. 128 Why Thought Suppression Doesn't Work 00:03:43
  129. 129 If I Think It, It Must Be True 00:03:28
  130. 130 Avoiding Ironic Rebound 00:01:10
  131. 131 I Don't Want To Feel This Way 00:02:12
  132. 132 There's Something Wrong With Me 00:08:18
  133. 133 A Daughter Makes Peace With Her Anger 00:03:16
  134. 134 Don't Eat The Apple 00:03:15
  135. 135 The Problem With Dieting 00:03:27
  136. 136 The Power Of Acceptance 00:03:22
  137. 137 A Chocoholic Takes Inspiration From Hershey's Kisses 00:01:36
  138. 138 The No-Dieting Diet 00:04:25
  139. 139 No Smoking, Please 00:07:42
  140. 140 Surfing The Urge To Complain 00:02:00
  141. 141 Inner Acceptance, Outer Control 00:01:30
  142. 142 The Last Word 00:02:14
  143. 143 Chapter Ten 00:03:20
  144. 144 The Last Word 00:01:19
  145. 145 End Matter 00:00:26

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How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It Based on Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal’s wildly popular course “The Science of Willpower,” The Willpower Instinct is the first audiobook to explain the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity.

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