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The new year is a time when we all try to turn over a new leaf by getting rid of bad habits and developing new ones in their place. But as we all know from personal experience, most New Year’s ...

Distractions and temptations can arise both at work and at home, so to achieve personal and professional goals, it is critical to harness one’s willpower. Whether you’re striving to increase your ...

When it comes to self-control, adolescents tend to follow the patterns their parents establish, according to West Virginia ...

It’s probably all too familiar. Against your best intentions, you find yourself reaching for a late-night snack again. You snap at a colleague who didn’t really say anything wrong. You find excuses so ...

Having high self-control is often seen as a good thing. It’s believed to be key to success in many aspects of life—whether that’s getting a promotion at work, sticking to your workout regime, or ...

A scientific squabble over how to define self-control draws from an unlikely source: A story from Greek mythology. Sailing home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, Odysseus longed to hear the Sirens’ ...

I was in my mid-20s when I fell into one of the most toxic relationships of my life,” confessed journalist Emily Goodard in ...