I define willpower as the ability to do what matters most, even when it’s difficult or when some part of you doesn’t want to. (We also asked her about the talk Why dieting doesn’t usually work.) Below, an edited transcript of the conversation. The TED Blog spoke to McGonigal this week about how willpower is often misunderstood, and what we each can do to improve it. McGonigal has, for years, taught a course called “The Science of Willpower” through Stanford’s Continuing Studies program and, in 2011, she spun it into a book, The Willpower Instinct. Perhaps you’ve just formulated the wrong resolution. This Stanford University psychologist - who shared last year how you can make stress your friend - wants you to know that you’re not having a hard time sticking to a resolution because you are a terrible person. As you are teetering on the edge of abandoning it all together, Kelly McGonigal is here to help. Photo: iStockphotoīy the second week of January, that resolution that once seemed so reasonable - go to the gym every other day, read a book a week, only drink alcohol on weekends - is starting to seem very … hard. Kelly McGonigal shares how to formulate New Year’s Resolutions that help you think beyond immediate gratification.
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