A new study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science challenges the conventional wisdom regarding the ...

I was standing near the ice lanterns that lined the trail of a mid-distance sled dog race, watching teams trot by with a beautiful combination of determination and joy. It’s a mesmerizing sight—dogs ...

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 ...

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’ ...

Self-control is often misunderstood as denial, but research shows it is a quiet form of power. This list examines five non-fiction books that explain restraint through psychology, economics and ...