Willpower - Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

Roy F. Baumeister, John Tierney

Key Facts and Insights

  1. Willpower is like a muscle – it can be strengthened with practice, but also fatigued.
  2. Glucose is a key factor in willpower – maintaining stable blood sugar levels can help in maintaining willpower.
  3. Decision fatigue – Making decisions uses up our willpower. After making many decisions, we are prone to make poor ones.
  4. Precommitment is a strategy to boost willpower – making a decision in advance before the temptation is encountered.
  5. Understanding the concept of Ego Depletion – a state where our self-control resources are low and we are likely to give into impulses.
  6. Self-control...

    Please log in or register to view the full book summary.

Please log in or register to view the video summary.