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The Discipline Code: Train Your Willpower review

A $17.99 ebook on building willpower, credited to a second doctor of Discipline Psychology.

Pass

This is the companion to The Psychology of Self-Discipline, with a different doctor holding the same invented PhD in Discipline Psychology. Small daily actions and habit design are sound advice, but the promise to train your willpower like a muscle rests on a research idea that has struggled in replication. Buyers of one title gain little from the other.

Price
$17.99
Billing
One-time payment
Best for
Readers who want one short book on habits
Not for
Anyone who owns The Psychology of Self-Discipline

The Discipline Code: Train Your Willpower at a glance

The ebook covers the science of willpower in the brain, building discipline through small actions, overcoming procrastination and temptation, the link between habits and self-control, and methods to stay consistent. It is a download of unstated length at $17.99, with $47 printed beside it and a 60-day refund window.

Format
Ebook, instant download after purchase
Length
Not stated: the order form gives no page count
Contents
The science behind willpower and how it works in the brain; How to build discipline through small, daily actions; Strategies to overcome procrastination and temptations; The link between habits, routines, and self-control; Step-by-step methods to stay consistent with your long-term goals
Price
$17.99 one time, listed beside a regular price of $47
Refund window
60 days on the order form
Credited author
Hina Sarwar
Credited co-author
Dr. Julie Graham, described as holding a PhD in Discipline Psychology with 37 years of experience
Readership claim
Claims 374000+ readers
Sales page
None: the Digistore24 order form is the only description
Seller
GhulamBooks, listed as the merchant on the Digistore24 order form; no website, address or phone number is given anywhere. Digistore24 Inc. is the reseller of record.
Digistore24 ID
636028

Small actions, habits

The listing emphasises small daily steps and routines.

That part is well supported.

Same degree, another doctor

The Psychology of Self-Discipline credits Discipline Psychology to a different doctor.

The two books overlap heavily.

The co-author's degree does not exist

The listing credits Dr. Julie Graham with a PhD in Discipline Psychology and 37 years of experience. No university awards a doctorate in that, and it is the pattern across the more than 120 titles from this seller in our catalogue: each book gets its own doctor with a PhD in exactly that book's subject.

Three of those names appear twice with different doctorates and different decades of experience, so the credentials are generated rather than held.

The rest of the numbers are decoration

Claims 374000+ readers, although the seller has no website, no catalogue page and no way to check. The $47 regular price sits next to $17.99 on every title in the catalogue and is never charged.

The reviews carry first names and US or European cities, which cannot be verified either.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Sound habit-building basics
  • 60-day refund window
  • 60-day refund window on the order form
  • Instant download, no add-ons in the cart

What does not

  • Duplicates a sister title
  • Willpower-as-muscle idea is shaky
  • Co-author credited with a degree that does not exist
  • Permanent $47 anchor price
  • No sales page, author bio or sample

The Discipline Code: Train Your Willpower FAQ

Is willpower like a muscle?

That idea has not held up well in replication studies.

Is there a similar book?

Yes, The Psychology of Self-Discipline from the same seller.

How much does it cost?

$17.99 as a one-time payment, with no sales tax added for a US address.

Can I get a refund?

Yes, the order form shows a 60-day money-back window.

Who wrote it?

The listing credits Hina Sarwar, with Dr. Julie Graham as co-author. Neither has a verifiable profile, and the doctorate given is not a real academic field.

The bottom line

This is the companion to The Psychology of Self-Discipline, with a different doctor holding the same invented PhD in Discipline Psychology. Small daily actions and habit design are sound advice, but the promise to train your willpower like a muscle rests on a research idea that has struggled in replication. Buyers of one title gain little from the other.

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