I really liked Succeed by Halvorson, as well as Willpower by Baumeister and Tierney. The former covers research on setting goals, the latter covers research on being more disciplined. Both book are a great blend of interesting studies and practical advice. Amazon links: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0452297710 and http://www.amazon.com/dp/0143122231 Thorough book notes: http://www.quora.com/Leo-Polovets/Exceptionally-long-book-no... (http://www.quora.com/Leo-Polovets/Exceptionally-long-book-notes-for-exceptionally-good-books/Notes-on-Succeed-by-Halvorson) and http://www.quora.com/Leo-Polovets/Exceptionally-long-book-no... (http://www.quora.com/Leo-Polovets/Exceptionally-long-book-notes-for-exceptionally-good-books/Notes-on-Willpower-by-Baumeister-and-Tierney)
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