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How to Build Self-Control, According to Psychologists
You want that new video game so badly, but you’re trying to knock your credit card balance down. Or you’re binging your favorite TV show and can’t wait to find out if a character lives
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Want More Self-Control? The Secret Isn’t Willpower.
… To improve willpower, it boils down to “just try harder,” said Kentaro Fujita, a professor of psychology at Ohio State University who studies self-regulation and decision making. But self-control involves a set of skills
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Discipline Is Overrated. Here’s What People Are Doing Instead
Now that it’s summer, I need to go to the gym and eat healthy — and I should probably add meditation to the list, too. Not only do I need to start these habits; I need discipline to
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Midlife Women With Perimenopause Suffer From a ‘Lack of Awareness’ When It Comes To Disordered Eating
Sue Cody’s decades-long battle with an eating disorder began when she was 22 years old and in love. That was when she suddenly became self-conscious about her figure. … That prompted Gemma Sharp, the director
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The Expert Guide to Taking Control of Your Emotions
Ethan Kross is a world expert in the psychology of emotions, and he has identified a set of tools that can help us to tend our wellbeing. Ever since he was a child, Ethan Kross
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The Easiest Way to Feel More Organized
… It’s tempting, of course, to turn this type of manageable task into an existential undertaking. “Instead of thinking, I’m going to spend an hour this week on paperwork, it becomes, I’m going to be
