Highlighting summer's enhanced opportunities for healthy behavior has become a tradition for this column. In keeping with tradition, here is my annual installment – one that zeroes in on the core ...

Self-control refers to the process of resisting temptations (e.g., eating junk food) that conflict with enduring goals that usually involve bigger but delayed rewards (maintaining a healthy weight and ...

Finding self-control can be a struggle for many. Here’s how to fight impulsive decision-making and live by your true values. Self-control can feel like an uphill battle. Whether it’s resisting the ...

Traditional self-control advice focuses on building up your capacity to do things you don’t naturally want to do. This is how influencers sell cold plunges, for example. But it’s not just online gurus ...

People who can delay gratification and master their impulses thrive in life. And experts say that you can learn skills to rein in bad habits. By Christina Caron We tend to respect and even idolize ...

These are comments I might get when people learn about my lifestyle. I’m one of those annoying people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables, exercise five times a week, save a portion of their salary, ...

Ever find yourself stuck in the cycle of setting goals only to watch them slip away as motivation fades? Many of us struggle with self-discipline, that elusive trait that seems to separate those who ...

You can talk about self-control as the capacity to override impulses, resist temptations, and overturn dominant responses, to advance long-term over short-term goals, and to develop efficient, ...

Self-Builders Engage In Some Of The Most Effective Forms Of Self-Improvement. No matter where they work or what they do, the most successful people are focused on continuous improvement. Many people ...

Neuroticism may moderate the relationship between certain personality traits and self-control, and the interaction effects appear to differ by the type of self-control, according to a study published ...