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 ...

We think we need greater self-control to be happier. But a new study suggests the arrow of causation points the other way.

Source: usushiorei/Pixabay Being productive at work. Keeping up with healthy habits and household chores. Communicating well with others. Almost everything we want to do requires a measure of ...

The “path of least resistance” is the easy way, of course, to do what is pleasant to us, what is easy, what we want to do rather than what we know we should do. Most people would rather eat pizza or ...