The usual meaning of self-control is being able to limit or resist indulgences. This can apply to overeating, excessive ...

A good friend was complaining about her son who spent money way too freely and without concern, putting himself into debt on multiple credit cards. At the suggestion that perhaps it would help him to ...

A new study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science sheds light on why some people are better at pursuing their long-term goals than others. The researchers found that individuals ...

New research challenges the view that self-control equals sacrificing pleasure. Choosing to eat chocolate cake instead of carrot sticks does not equal a lack of self-control, according to new research ...

Heading into next week's holiday celebrating the high virtue of gratitude, it's good to remember the one enduring thing we the people of the United States should all be perennially thankful for. It's ...

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 ...

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