Or you’re binging your favorite TV show and can’t wait to find out if a character lives, but it’s late, and you need to be alert for work tomorrow. Just exert a little self-control, you tell ...

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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 ...

Action is everything — especially consistent action. We can plan till the cows come home, but nothing happens until we act. Research has shown that if you take action without purpose, it can ...

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, ...

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’ ...

Reflecting on the strength model of self-control, some criticisms of the model, and some of the adjustments that have emerged ...

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 ...

Queen's University, Ontario provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. Queen's University, Ontario provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Self-control has long ...