Elogio dell'autodisciplina. Il controllo di sé nell'era dell'eccesso

Synopsis of Elogio dell'autodisciplina. Il controllo di sé nell'era dell'eccesso

«Elogio dell'autodisciplina. Il controllo di sé nell'era dell'eccesso» is Daniel Akst's essay, published by Mondadori in paperback, in Italian.

Daniel Akst investigates the difficulty of resisting temptations in a society marked by excess. The book analyzes consumption, procrastination, addiction to technology and other behaviors, drawing on history, psychology, philosophy and economics. Faced with the erosion of social limits, it proposes self-control as a tool for directing desires toward valuable long-term goals.

The edition belongs to the Strade blu. Non Fiction collection. Translation by Carla Lazzari. Published in 2011.

For readers interested in the psychology of self-control, consumption and personal development.