“EMOTIONAL SUCCESS is as inspiring since it is sensible. DeSteno displays us how to […] improve our lives – as well as the globe.” – Arianna Huffington, author of Thrive and The Sleep Revolution

“If you believe the main element to self-control is overriding your emotions, reconsider. Moral emotions can strengthen your willpower – which fascinating book uses the most recent social science to explain how.” – Adam Offer, author of GIVE AND TAKE, ORIGINALS, and OPTION B with Sheryl Sandberg

Gratitude, Compassion and approximately Emotional Success: The Motivational Power of Gratitude, Compassion and Satisfaction pride – not willpower – hold the secret to achieving your goals.

Using cutting-edge research, world-leading psychologist David DeSteno demonstrates how positive emotions are far more powerful than willpower and self-denial in attaining your goals. Willpower is certainly quickly depleted, but our prosocial emotions become stronger the greater we use them. Better still, they’re contagious.

· Cultivating gratitude, compassion, and pride leads to raised cardiovascular health, immune function and rest

· Learners who feel pleased with their work will work 40% harder and longer than others

· Empathy and compassion are the best predictors of group success

Our prosocial emotions evolved specifically to greatly help us resist immediate temptations in favour of long-term gains. But they can also be adapted to reinforce our bonds with our own long term selves – who will benefit most from your grit we need to succeed in existence.