A straightforward and highly time-efficient method to evaluate the trait of self-control in individuals was developed and tested by German-Swiss research team, led by Dr Wanja Wolff (University of ...

This module is about self-control and how it is crucial to achieving your goals. This is the first of two videos in the module. After each video, there will be a short quiz. You’ll have to get most 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—or the ability to manage one's impulses, emotions, and behaviors to achieve long-term goals—is what separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. Self-control is primarily rooted ...

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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 ...

You can talk about self-control as the capacity to override impulses, resist temptations, and overturn dominant responses, to advance long-term over short-term goals, and to develop efficient, ...