When you have a willpower failure, it’s not because you are a bad person. You’re not a weak-willed wimpKelly McGonigal
Your capacity for self-control can erode if you don’t get enough sleep.Kelly McGonigal
Most of us spend our lives avoiding, delaying, or distracting ourselves from inner experiences that we fear.Kelly McGonigal
Willpower is a mind-body response, not a virtue. It is a biological function that can be improved through mindfulness, exercise, nutrition, and sleep.Kelly McGonigal
Neuroscientists have discovered that when you ask the brain to meditate, it gets better not just at meditating, but at a wide range of self-control skills,Kelly McGonigal
With every breath you take, you are reinforcing a biological instinct to be present in your life.Kelly McGonigal
It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.Kelly McGonigal
In fact, when you try to suppress a feeling, it can cause the feeling to stick around longer and become more intense.Kelly McGonigal
Stress does not directly cause disease; rather, it causes behaviors that lead to disease.Kelly McGonigal
Research shows that the more you try to suppress negative thoughts, the more likely you are to become depressed.Kelly McGonigal