This fight-or-flight response destroys our willpower, McGonigal explains, because it triggers impulsive reactions to everyday conditions. You’re probably familiar with the human fight-or-flight response: You feel stressed and your body responds in a way that may have been crucial when your prehistoric ancestors were threatened by saber-toothed tigers.īut it’s not so helpful when you’re simply stressed about your day at work. Here are some of my favorite takeaways from McGonigal’s book. It explains how we can “break old habits and create healthy habits, conquer procrastination, find our focus, and manage stress.” The Willpower Instinct by award-winning Stanford psychologist and lecturer Kelly McGonigal, PhD, is based on a course she teaches, and it’s filled with the latest scientific insights about self-control. The good news is we can train our brains to get better at controlling our behavior. Willpower - we all probably wish we had more of this character trait. Find a summary video of The Willpower Instinct below. This series by Brian Johnson, founder of PhilosophersNotes, features big ideas from leading thinkers on a wide range of personal-development topics.
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