Self-control: Too often reduced to willpower Self-control is a celebrated trait, and it’s not hard to see why. It is found to correlate with academic success, higher income, and better health.

Can delaying gratification today protect your brain tomorrow? Research suggests that the ability to resist immediate rewards ...

Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. “Willpower beliefs” refer to the internal theories individuals hold about the nature of their self-control and how it operates. These beliefs ...

Like a muscle, our willpower becomes stronger as we use it regularly, but also becomes fatigued and eventually fails when pushed to its limits. It won't surprise you when I say that willpower is ...

Exercising willpower is the same as working a muscle ... Instead of thinking of yourself as somehow lacking in some power, it can be very liberating to think more curiously about what actually ...

Author Candace Bushnell, Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington, director Lee Daniels and others contemplate the uses of willpower for achieving success in this fourth episode of WSJ.

"You might have the best willpower in the world, but if you don't have access to the right food, the right environment, the best start in life... it will be tough." The government should approach ...