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Author Interviews
Resistance Training For Your 'Willpower' Muscles
September 18, 2011 In their new book Willpower, psychologist Roy Baumeister and science writer John Tierney explore the science of self-control. Willpower is a limited resource, they say, but with practice and persistence, you can harness "the greatest human strength."
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