Just exert a little self-control, you tell yourself. But it’s so hard! People frequently think of self-control as something ...

If you're having trouble with your self-control, this study says spending a little time exercising might be the solution. It’s funny how the instant you try to stick to a healthy diet, the more you ...

Olivia Remes is a mental health and well-being researcher at the University of Cambridge, author of This Is How You Grow After Trauma and a life coach. Her research has covered everything from ...

Psychologists have come to the conclusion that willpower is not the main tool of self—discipline: small daily habits work ...

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

Almost everybody faces self-control problems at some point in life. Shedding a couple of extra pounds, turning down the third beer of the night, exercising instead of sitting on the couch watching ...

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 ...

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’ ...