A new study suggests that if your aim is changing bad habits, you can build self-control by focusing on increasing your ...

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

Good intentions are not enough. Sticking to one’s plan is hard work. We humans are notoriously poor at following through with our plans. We tend to be ambivalent about making a change. We want to lose ...

This is part four of a five-part series. Leaders routinely repress or defer their own needs, desires, goals, or emotions in service of others, which is called self-control. While many leaders are ...