The Physiology of Will Power

This book explains what Willpower is,
why it fails us and how we can get more.
This information is of great value to anyone struggling with patience, frustration, irritability...
This book contains insight for understanding some behaviors that may have previously baffled you.

74 people found this helpful

Very good useful information

The book is good and has very useful information. if you're like me you listen to books on the go. The last few chapters you need to listen to alone when you can quiet your mind and the area around you. the last 21 chapters of the 37 are dedicated to doing mind relaxation techniques. That wasn't always possible for me listening in the car and on my phone at work. But overall this book could change the way you think of everything in a positive way. I recommend this book!

57 people found this helpful

Read this before you choose

Hey everyone ,

I wanted to give my opinion on this book because I feel that it is marketed incorrectly. Listen to (read) this book if you are into meditation. If not please don’t waste your time like I did.

I wound up fast forwarding through literally 10 minutes of silence on every single day. When I say day I mean the book is set up in a 21 day mind hacking training. Each day starts with an introductory story on the topic being learned, followed by the meditation. The short stories and lesson are really not bad but the fast forwarding through the meditations was frustrating. I think they should add “through meditation” in the title. I’m not against meditation but he portrays himself as this computer hacker and then starts guiding you through meditations like a psychologist. It was very awkward and strange in my opinion.

It’s also very techie geared so if you don’t relate to that, then you won’t be able to appreciate the references.

In my opinion there are better books out there in the self improvement category.

26 people found this helpful

Its too slow and feels like it just doesnt get to the point

I am listening to the audio version, i'm in chapter five, and cant take it anymore. I am done.

I think the author is well intentioned and this may work for some, but I dont think it ever gets to the point. It just kind of rambles and seems to just give analogy after analogy, all seems general.

Its possible I stopped too soon, but I am looking for some instructions sooner rather than later.

106 people found this helpful

Mind hacking or mind numbing?

Whomever told this guy he should write a book... & then whomever thought it was a good idea to publish it please get out of the writing/publishing business.

The majority of this book is a waste of time. You can get more information from a 30 class on Transcendental meditation than you can from the hours & hours wasted on this book.

All the useless backstory to try to make this seem like he invented something new makes you want your money back. Sadly the writer/narrator tries too hard to be funny & just makes you want to start in with a huge bong rip just to see if this book is salvageable... I assure you, it's not.

I'm so thankful I got this on a 2 for 1 special.

If you want to reset your mind & learn new habits try Mindfulness or Transcendental meditation.

97 people found this helpful

Mind hacking? Where?

I was excited to listen this book to find out how to change my way of thinking but I did NOT get that! I got one hour in and I can't force myself to continue listening for the rest of the TWELVE HOURS! First of all, 12 hours is far too long, second, in the first hour I didn't learn anything about "mind hacking". By the one hour mark there should be at least some real content. I've stopped listening because the first hour is spent talking about technology and the history of hacking computers... that's not why I'm here. There's way too many background stories and tangents that the book could do without. I'm sure there is some great stuff in here but I'm not willing to sift through unnecessary side-notes to get them.

Basically, I got this book for the meat and potatoes and all I got was broccoli...

84 people found this helpful

Avoid, move on, do not read. yuck,

The author (and narrator of the audio book) is a schmuck. He is irritating, condescending, and ridiculously roundabout. In the first few chapters of this book about mindfulness and meditation he *avoids those words completely*. Instead, he finds time to: spoil the plot of the movie Inception without warning, recite large scenes from Star Wars verbatim and roll out more Matrix references than you ever needed.

Most of the chapters have a point that could be conveyed simply and directly... but are here presented in movie quotes, Yoda impressions, meandering analogies or memories of the author's life work as a professional jackass. If you really want to suck the marrow out of this book just read the next bullet points and move on.

- Meditation is exercise for your mind,
- Habits can be built through repetition and reinforcement,
- Thoughts and emotions are habits that you can shape

I thought I was going to have to listen to another 6 hours of punishment, but half of this book is filler, basically the author reading fluff and narrating the downloadable PDF.

The only *use* I got from this book was in finding motivation to do everything else in life that would get me out of having to listen to more of this tripe. Driving to the dentist? Super painful with this playing. Sitting in the Dentists' chair? A fantastic break from the tooth-achingly bad writing and horrific voice acting that this book delivers. I've never felt so motivated to take on unpleasant tasks that pry me away from a story.

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Nope- don't spend credits or cash on this.

Would you try another book from John Hargrave and/or John Hargrave?

He mentions that the book is free online. It it worth free.

What could John Hargrave have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

more strategy less fluff

45 people found this helpful

geek gets deep

computer scientist confirms how talented he is, thinks outside his boring box, and reveals how the principles of information technology can breakthrough into psychology. He forgot to read psychology first.

2 people found this helpful

Most annoying narrator ever

Feels like 7 Habits for Highly Effective People + simple meditation guides narrated by weasel.

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