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Summary of the Conclusion:
1. Know your limits;
2. Watch for symptoms of willpower depletion;3. Pick your battles, set time limits and deadlines;
4. Make a to-do list or at least a to-don't list;
5. Beware the planning fallacy (things always take longer than you think);
6. Don't forget the basics (like changing your socks, eating healthy meals, getting enough sleep);
7. The power of positive procrastination (I'll have it later)
8. The Nothing Alternative: Raymond Chandler would set aside four hours every day for writing; if he couldn't write, then he couldn't do anything else either. It was either write or nothing.
9. Keep track of your progress or lack of progress; quantify your behavior.
10. Reward often: when you set a goal, set a reward for reaching it. 

Review: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

I saw the man who wrote this book in Youtube. I liked his talk. One day at a bookstore, I just saw this book. I didn't plan of buying it but I bought it right away (I'm an impulsive buyer of books and ... Read full review

Review: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

Lots of interesting ideas and research behind things I've experienced and never knew why! Read full review

Review: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

Useful tips & makes you think. Though only positive evidence is presented. Special groups (like people who want to quit smoking or lose weight) are taken into account. Read full review

Review: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

I had not the willpower to complete the whole book and so decided to read the conclusion chapter only, which - I think - was the right thing to avoid all the lengthy results of acientific tests. Some ... Read full review

Review: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

This is a fascinating book. The experiments are well thought out and well documented. It also has a lot of practical application. I got some good ideas for improving my own self control. My one ... Read full review

Review: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

For me this book logically followed up Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being and had a strong focus on one of the main defining character strengths described in positive ...

Review: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

For a girl who can easily chew through a book a week without breaking a sweat, this book was a marathon. It took me 3 months to meander my way through all of this somewhat interesting book. I enjoyed ... Read full review

Review: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

This book posits that willpower is a finite and depletable source of mental control that spans across all aspects of ones daily interactions. The primary and well-cited experiment which encapsulates ... Read full review