Interview: The Willpower Instinct with Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.

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Willpower. It's huge. The Willpower Instinct by award-winning Stanford Professor Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., is a GREAT book based on "The Science of Willpower" class Kelly teaches through Stanford University's Continuing Studies program. It's *packed* with super practical Big Ideas on the newest scientific insights about self-control to explamkdirin how we can "break old habits and create healthy habits, conquer procrastination, find our focus, and manage stress." In this Note, we'll check out the #1 way to build willpower (it's not what you'd guess), how to give ourselves willpower boosts throughout the day and other stress-relief strategies that rock.

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