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Roy F. Baumeister

Born

in Cleveland, Ohio, The United States

May 16, 1953

Website

http://baumeister.socialpsychology.org/

Genre

Social Sciences, Philosophy

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Dr. Roy F. Baumeister is Social Psychology Area Director and Francis Eppes Eminent Scholar at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. He is a social psychologist who is known for his work on the self, social rejection, belongingness, sexuality, self-control, self-esteem, self-defeating behaviors, motivation, and aggression. And enduring theme of his work is "why people do stupid things." He has authored over 300 publications and has written or co-written over 20 books.

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	Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy F. Baumeister, John Tierney 3.95 avg rating — 20,274 ratings — published 2011 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty 4.13 avg rating — 652 ratings — published 1996 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Is There Anything Good About Men?: How Cultures Flourish by Exploiting Men 3.73 avg rating — 339 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meanings of Life 4.11 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1991 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Advanced Social Psychology: The State of the Science by Roy F. Baumeister (Editor), Eli J. Finkel (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.84 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escaping the Self: Alcoholism, Spirituality, Masochism, and Other Flights from the Burden of Selfhood 3.88 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1991 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cultural Animal: Human Nature, Meaning, and Social Life 3.93 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knowing Yourself: How to Understand Personality, Harness Willpower & Manage Self-Esteem 3.49 avg rating — 57 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breaking Hearts: The Two Sides of Unrequited Love by Roy F. Baumeister, Sara R. Wotman 3.82 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Losing Control: How and Why People Fail at Self-Regulation by Roy F. Baumeister, Todd F. Heatherton, Dianne M. Tice 4.08 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1994 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“What stress really does, though, is deplete willpower, which diminishes your ability to control those emotions.”
― Roy F. Baumeister, Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

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“For most of us, though, the problem is not a lack of goals but rather too many of them.”
― Roy F. Baumeister, Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

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“The best way to reduce stress in your life is to stop screwing up.”
― Roy F. Baumeister, Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

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