The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It

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enscr · 2014-01-02 · Original thread

Introduction to the book looks promising. I've shortlisted a few books to look at.

http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-The-Habit-Being-Yourself/dp/1...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Power-Habit-What-Business/dp/14000...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Willpower-Instinct-Self-Control-Ma...

http://www.amazon.com/Switch-Change-Things-When-Hard/dp/0385...

http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates...

acgourley · 2012-09-02 · Original thread

Understanding ego depletion and willpower are incredibly important skills for any knowledge worker. A book like http://www.amazon.com/The-Willpower-Instinct-Self-Control-Ma... will help a programmer perform better work than a book on compilers.

ISBN: 1583334386