Next time you're jonesing for second helpings, hold out -- it could make your life a little better. People who can exercise self-control as children are more likely to end up as successful adults, ...

Experts have discovered the inner voices we can use to contribute to or detract from career success. The silent conversations you have with yourself can make or break your career success, and experts ...

Everyone has their own theories about the secret to success. But when it comes to the actual research on the matter, the answers are things most of us would never expect. In fact, they sort of fly in ...

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 ...

A few weeks ago, my three-year-old son was playing with a pill crusher. I asked him to stop. He didn’t. So I took it away and placed it on my desk. That night, during bedtime, we were in my room when ...

Neuroticism may moderate the relationship between certain personality traits and self-control, and the interaction effects appear to differ by the type of self-control, according to a new study.

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, ...

A new study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science sheds light on why some people are better at pursuing their long-term goals than others. The researchers found that individuals ...

It’s probably all too familiar. Against your best intentions, you find yourself reaching for a late-night snack again. You snap at a colleague who didn’t really say anything wrong. You find excuses so ...