The Self-Control Workout

By Manuel Kraus

When it comes to success, studies have shown that self-control is more important than the amount of education or ambition you have. It is difficult to change the amount of self-control you have throughout your lifetime — but fortunately, with some effort and a little knowledge of neuroscience, it’s possible to make a dramatic difference in your willpower.

In The Self-Control Workout, an audio course from Scribd Coach, Stresscoach founder and positive psychology educator Manuel Kraus explains how you can hack your willpower to boost your self-control and accomplish your goals. In the course, Kraus offers a relevant definition of “self-control,” ways you can exercise your willpower muscle, the neuroscience behind willpower, how to identify errors in your thinking, and more. He also shares exercises along the way so you can put what you’ve learned into practice.

Robust, far-reaching, and evidence-based, Kraus’s course is ideal for anyone who wants to develop a thorough understanding of willpower and maximize their self-control.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scribd Coach
• Release date: Jul 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9781094436388

Manuel Kraus

Manuel Kraus is the founder of Stresscoach, a chatbot app designed to support people with anxiety and stress, and Good Life Foundation, an organization seeking to empower individuals and communities across the world to live happy and fulfilled lives by teaching positive psychology.

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The Self-Control Workout

THE SELF-CONTROL WORKOUT

Learn to Hack Your Willpower

MANUEL KRAUS

SCRIBD COACH

Copyright © 2022 by Manuel Kraus

All rights reserved

ISBN: 9781094436388

First e-book edition: July 2022

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Introduction

Welcome, and thank you for joining us today. I’m Manuel Kraus, and this is the The Self-Control Workout: Learn to Flex Your Willpower, another invaluable course from Scribd. If you’re as ready as I am to learn how to forge an iron will that will benefit almost every aspect of your life, let’s get started!

If you had double the amount of self-control that you have right now, imagine what you could accomplish! Our self-control affects almost every part of our lives. What would greater willpower mean for your career, relationships, and other aspects of your day-to-day existence? Self-control (or the lack thereof) determines what we put our energies into, what we waste time on, and how productive we are in general.

When it comes to success, studies have shown that self-control — a huge factor in personality trait conscientiousness — is more important than the amount of

Reviews for The Self-Control Workout

[Cristie Roberts · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Was quite easy to get through with some great information and simple exercises to implement. Was a little disappointed to find no further reading or resource recommendations as promised in the last lesson.