Scientific Secrets for Self-Control

De: C. Nathan DeWall, The Great Courses

Narrado por: C. Nathan DeWall

Join an expert in self-control research for six engaging and inspirational lessons that shatter the myths about willpower and replace them with verifiable science that can make the seemingly unattainable finally possible. Packed with eye-opening studies, experiments, and exercises to strengthen your self-control when dealing with money, fitness, personal relationships, and more, this course will have you wondering why you ever doubted yourself.

Whether you're looking for new ways to resist temptation, make a strong first impression, or better control your emotions, this is your guide to understanding—and mastering—what is a frequently misunderstood subject. In clear language, your award-winning professor introduces you to the general theories behind self-control: what it is, how it works, and how you can take steps to improve it.

Among the topics you'll investigate:

• How researchers discovered that delayed gratification can lead to better individual well-being in everything from higher self-worth to less sensitivity to rejection
• One of the most influential theories about how self-control works - the limited resource model, which argues that self-control relies on limited energy that becomes depleted after use
• How scientists discovered the link between the prefrontal cortex and aggression, and how people at risk for violent anger show abnormalities in that region of the brain.

Alongside groundbreaking scientific findings and research, you'll get personal exercises, activities, and thought experiments you can use to practice strengthening your self-control skills to meet whatever specific goals you want to achieve.

Disclaimer: Please note that this recording may include references to supplemental texts or print references that are not essential to the program and not supplied with your purchase.

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Very good and provided good exercises.

This was an informative training about the basics of self-control. It detailed how to build self control and be mindful of triggers.

Very good crash course in self control

I enjoyed the stores and I'm sure you will too.

Good reminder too! I wish it was twice as long perhaps!

Disappointing

I should have read the reviews first because I agree. Little new information here. Basically, we all only have so much self control and when we use it up, we have less. Duh. This does not measure up to the normally excellent Great Courses.

Good Lecture

This is a series of lectures about will power & self control. first hand experience

Interesting, not too long

What did you like best about this story?

This was informational. Often times, an author will make something informational longer than it needs to be, but this seemed just right to get a good (beginner) understanding without dragging. It was an excellent recap of relevant experiments and scenarios.