Willpower is a celebrated trait but a finite resource. True success lies in avoiding temptation, not battling it.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. “Willpower beliefs” refer to the internal theories individuals hold about the nature ...

As I looked at John, it appeared to me that he had entered into what seemed to me to be another world of focus, intensity and ...

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Focus on achieving small wins in a specific order. Tackle one priority, then move to the next so that progress compounds over ...

The situation matters, then — something to bear in mind before leaping to judge others, and a lesson that has been taken to heart by policy wonks in “nudge units” around the world.

Ani Bryce is the UNC Associate Clinical Research Coordinator for the Pathways to Adolescent Success Study and also studies ...

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Transformation doesn’t happen with grand gestures, or resolutions, but in the daily commitment to the process. Here’s how to ...