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  • The Science of Self-Discipline

  • The Willpower, Mental Toughness, and Self-Control to Resist Temptation and Achieve Your Goals
  • Written by: Peter Hollins
  • Narrated by: Peter Hollins
  • Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (141 ratings)

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The Science of Self-Discipline

Written by: Peter Hollins
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Publisher's Summary

Your best intentions are not enough. Learn how to scientifically engineer a disciplined existence, become relentless, and never give up.

Whatever you want in your life, self-discipline is the missing piece. Goals will remain dreams if you make the mistake of relying on motivation and your best drawn plans.

The Science of Self-Discipline is a deep look into what allows us to resist our worst impulses and simply execute, achieve, produce, and focus. Every principle is scientifically-driven and dissected to as be actionable and helpful as possible. You'll learn how top performers consistently exercise self-discipline, as well as what drives us on an instinctual, psychological level to act.

This isn't just a book; it's a roadmap to the human psyche and will allow you to accomplish exactly what you set out to do, every time. When you understand what drives your cravings and the true roots of self-discipline, you'll be able to rise above your temporary discomfort and focus on what really matters. Discover every factor that impacts self-discipline for better or worse.

Break free of excuses, distractions, laziness, and temptations.

Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a best-selling author. He has worked with dozens of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.

  • Beat instant gratification and create limitless motivation
  • The biological basis of self-discipline - and why it's beneficial to you
  • Discipline tactics for high performers such as Navy SEALs
  • Diagnosing what motivates you, what drains you, and what moves you emotionally
  • Engineering an environment and social circle that boosts self-discipline
©2017 Peter Hollins (P)2017 Peter Hollins

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very actionnable - excellent synthesis of topic

an excellent synthesis of many other books and research on the topic. it goes straight to the point and is very actionnable.

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really good information to retain and apply daily

really effective information and presented in an easy to understand manner. If you take notes and read them over daily it really help to put in practice what youve learned and create new habits for days when motivation won't show up.

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Good book

Great book but too similar to atomic habits for me, I was hoping for a bit more out of it.

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Great read

No complaints was a great book . From start to finish so much information and relevant things to help anyone in life . Would highly recommend.

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Pretty Good

It’s not a very long book but it had some interesting topics. I overall did enjoy listening to it.

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A good first self help book

A nice, quick look into discipline. As with many self-help books, some parts seem contradictory, but I suppose it's about striking a balance. The delivery is casual and easy to listen to. While many of the anecdotes are familiar, it brings up some good points about having concrete goals, and really considering WHY we want to be disciplined. For someone more well-versed with the self-help genre, it may not bring anything new, but to a first-timer without the time to invest heavily in reading, it brings up some key points and questions that one can choose to research more heavily on their own.

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Dreadful!

I listened for about two hours and then gave up. It is boring, pointless and lacking any gems of insight into enhancing one’s self-discipline. I got absolutely nothing out of it in two hours. The author is the narrator and he has a slightly irritating tone as if he were teaching a grade one class. Not recommending this one.

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One book for the cost of six?

Had I recognized the brevity of this book, I would not have purchased for my monthly audible selection credit. It seems like the author has divided up one book into six books, all of them being very short and the first one being very simple/elementary. Will look at other authors for fulsome coverage of this topic, within one cover.

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Couldn’t finish

I found this boring and unrealistic. There was too much detail felt like a science lesson. Basically if you deprive yourself of everything you will become more discipline.

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Nothing new here

So boring, Mundane. takes forever to get to a point, and no new material at all here folks. Disappointed.

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