# “The Willpower Instinct”, Ch. 5

**URL:** https://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-willpower-instinct-ch-5/4399
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**Created:** [October 9, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-willpower-instinct-ch-5/4399 "2018-10-09T15:35:23Z")
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### Author: ![dehowell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/dehowell/32/867_2.png) [@dehowell](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dehowell)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-willpower-instinct-ch-5/4399/1 "2018-10-09T15:35:24Z")

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Previously:

- [General Book Club Thread](http://forum.beeminder.com/t/beeminder-book-club/4072/39)
- [“The Willpower Instinct” Intro and Ch. 1](http://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-willpower-instinct-book-club-intro-and-ch-1/4236)
- [“The Willpower Instinct”, Ch. 2](http://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-willpower-instinct-book-club-ch-2/4279)
- [“The Willpower Instinct”, Ch. 3](http://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-willpower-instinct-ch-3/4316)
- [“The Willpower Instinct”, Ch. 4](http://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-willpower-instinct-ch-4/4342)

Hi folks! This is your “The Willpower Instinct” Chapter 5 thread!

Sorry @adamwolf, I stole your thread-starting thunder! I thought this might help unblock the discussion, since I think a few of us have a backlog of reading notes.

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### Author: ![dehowell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/dehowell/32/867_2.png) [@dehowell](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dehowell)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-willpower-instinct-ch-5/4399/2 "2018-10-09T15:56:38Z")

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Should we reset the reading and discussion schedule, so that the target for discussing chapter 5 is next weekend?

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### Author: ![adamwolf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/adamwolf/32/484_2.png) [@adamwolf](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/adamwolf)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-willpower-instinct-ch-5/4399/3 "2018-10-09T17:02:58Z")

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Thanks! It might not be a bad idea to make them all while we’re at it.

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### Author: ![apolyton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/apolyton/32/1965_2.png) [@apolyton](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/apolyton)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-willpower-instinct-ch-5/4399/4 "2018-10-14T14:03:34Z")

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Well I have finished the book now, my highlights are here

> **[Notes & Highlights for The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal](https://www.goodreads.com/notes/12551893-the-willpower-instinct/38008308-markos?ref=notif_rnsp)**
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> Kindle Notes & Highlights shared to Goodreads by Markos - click to view.