Book Review | succeed：how we can reach our goals

2019/2/23

We think that we need change urgently. Then we make a plan for our goals, but most people give up halfway. This result in a felling about anxiety. We get nothing expect anxiety. The author tell us that we should not blame ourselves, because it isn't our mistake. Even those people who get achievement or is famous can't reach their goals.We failed over and over.Just like Obama, no one can deny that he have strong willpower, but he is fail on his smoking cessation plan several times.

Through many years' study, the author find that everyone can reach their goals through proper methods. He repeatedly stressed "anyone can".

The first thing we should do is we need put down the prejudice on the past succeed or failure.Willpower is not what you think it is. Self-control is the ability to guide your actions inpursuit of a goal-to persevere and stay on course, despite temptations, distractions, and thedemands of competing goals. Everyone knows that eating less and exercising more will help you lose weight. But knowing is one thing, and actually doing it is another thing entirely.

2019/2/24

Do we know the true colours of self-muscle？Like a muscle, self-control canvaryin its strength—not only from person to person, but from moment to moment. So we need do just one thing in one time. It's just means you shouldn't have too many stress in one day, because your self-control is limited.Depletion is only temporary, and you are most vulnerable immediately after you’ve used up your self-control reserves.

Another way in which willpower, or Like a muscle, self-control can vary in its strength—not only from person to person, but from moment to moment.self-control, is different than you may have imagined is that it’s neither innate nor unchangeable. Self-control is learned, and developed and made stronger (or weaker) over time.

Succeed is about understanding how goals work, what tends to go wrong, and what you can do to reach your goals or to help others reach theirs.