Book a Week 2012 #10

Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney

From the jacket's blurb: In what became one of the most cited papers in the social science literature, Baumeister discovered that willpower in fact has a physical basis and operates like a muscle: it can be strengthened with practice and fatigued by overuse. Willpower is fueled by glucose, and it can be bolstered simply by replenishing the brain's store of fuel. That's why eating and sleeping - and especially failing to do either of those - have such dramatic effects on self-control (and why dieters have such a hard time resisting temptation).

This is a book I would like to own so I could refer back to it often! This book is jam-packed with scientific studies, yet readable. I found so many tricks and tips to help boost my willpower in all areas of my life; don't procrastinate, plan it out, work on playing offense (avoiding temptations) rather than defense (trying to use your willpower), and so much more.