Psychology · Similar reads
Books like Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
The best books like Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength are The Willpower Instinct, Atomic Habits, and The Power of Habit. Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy Baumeister and John Tierney is about willpower, self-control, decision making. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Willpower Instinct
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Kelly McGonigal · Self-help
The Willpower Instinct is based on Kelly McGonigal's popular ten-week science of willpower course at Stanford University's Continuing Studies program.
Shares willpower and self-control with Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength.
Read the summary → - Atomic Habits
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James Clear · Self-help
Atomic Habits is James Clear's framework for how very small changes — habits so minor they seem to make no difference on any given day — compound into remarkable results over months and years.
Shares habits and behavior change with Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength.
Read the summary → - The Power of Habit
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Charles Duhigg · Psychology
The Power of Habit is Charles Duhigg's investigation into why habits exist and how they can be changed.
Shares willpower and habits with Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength.
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- Better Than Before
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Gretchen Rubin · Self-help
Better Than Before is Gretchen Rubin's synthesis of years of research and personal experimentation on habits.
Shares habits and behavior change with Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength.
Read the summary → - Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything
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Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything
BJ Fogg · Self-help
Tiny Habits is BJ Fogg's distillation of more than two decades of research at Stanford's Behavior Design Lab.
Shares habits and behavior change with Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength.
Read the summary → - Good Habits, Bad Habits
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Wendy Wood · Psychology
Good Habits, Bad Habits is social psychologist Wendy Wood's account of what decades of research actually shows about how habits form and change.
Shares self-control and habits with Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength.
Read the summary → - Mini Habits
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Stephen Guise · Self-help
Mini Habits is Stephen Guise's case for starting habits so small they are almost impossible to fail.
Shares willpower and habits with Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength.
Read the summary → - The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control
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The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control
Walter Mischel · Psychology
Walter Mischel designed the marshmallow test at Stanford in the late 1960s: a child is left alone in a room with a marshmallow and told that if they can wait for the researcher to return without eating it, they'll get two.
Shares willpower and self-control with Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength.
Read the summary → - Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Daniel H. Pink · Psychology
Drive is Daniel Pink's argument that the motivational model most organizations still run on — reward the behavior you want, punish the behavior you don't — is badly mismatched to the kind of work that matters most in a modern economy.
Both dig into behavior change.
Read the summary → - Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion
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Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert B. Cialdini · Psychology
Influence, New and Expanded is the 2021 revision of Robert Cialdini's foundational 1984 work on the psychology of persuasion.
Both dig into behavior change.
Read the summary → - Solving the Procrastination Puzzle
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Solving the Procrastination Puzzle
Timothy A. Pychyl · Psychology
Solving the Procrastination Puzzle is Timothy Pychyl's short, research-grounded guide to understanding and overcoming procrastination.
Both dig into behavior change.
Read the summary → - The Influential Mind: What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others
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The Influential Mind: What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others
Tali Sharot · Psychology
Tali Sharot's second book turns from how our own brains distort perception to how we can change what other people think and do.
Both dig into behavior change.
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Books like Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength: quick answers
What are the best books like Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength?
The best books like Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy Baumeister and John Tierney are The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal, Atomic Habits by James Clear, The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin, Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, such as willpower, self-control, decision making.
What should I read after Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength?
A natural next read after Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength is The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal. Shares willpower and self-control with Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. Other strong choices are Atomic Habits by James Clear, The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin.
What books are similar to Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy Baumeister and John Tierney?
Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength centers on willpower, self-control, decision making. Books with a similar feel include The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal, Atomic Habits by James Clear, The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin, Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg, Good Habits, Bad Habits by Wendy Wood — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
