It was a blast to be on The Today Show! Check out the interview discussing my new book The Willpower Instinct, and my Stanford Continuing Studies class “The Science of Willpower” (which I am teaching Mon evenings Jan – Mar 2012 — class starts 1/9, and you can register here!).
Click to watch: The Today Show Willpower Tips
Interview by Matt Lauer. Original broadcast: 1/3/2012.
So on the money, this is. Better than most can fathom.
I just saw the TED on oxytocin as the chemical anchor for morality, and now this. =D
http://blog.ted.com/2011/11/01/trust-morality-and-oxytocin-paul-zak-on-ted-com/
An emphasis on what is skillful (a rabbit hole unto it’s own), with the science to back it up, even unto supporting the value of admirable friendships!
If this is your thing, you might also enjoy the seminal work of Thanissaro Bhikkhu, the preeminent Pali-English translator, Thai Forest monk and epistemologist:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/wings.html
Great work Dr. McGonigal!