The Five Biggest Myths Of Willpower

Dr. Kelly McGonigal is one of the world’s expert on willpower. She wrote the book on the subject: The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It.

She is also a health psychologist and teacher at the Stanford University Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE).

One of my favorite interviews of Dr. McGonigal is on the Sounds True series titled The Compassionate Brain hosted by Dr. Rick Hanson.

This talk was given for the benefit of TEDxBayArea.

One of the myths about willpower is guilt and shame have the opposite effect that you might think!

I am currently reading The Willpower Instinct and found something really interesting today.

If you are trying to change something in your life and it revolves around a want, desire or craving, simply wait 10 minutes before acting on it.

Which of the five biggest myths of willpower causes you the most pain? Please share.

This is Kelly’s book on the WillPower Instinct. If you watched the Ted talk in the video on this page, you can get even more out of reading her book.