Like many scientific theories, our muscle model of self-control has evolved as other researchers have gotten into the act. Some have tried to build on what we have done, and others have wanted to ...

Every year, nearly half of all Americans start the year with a resolution to change something about their lives. People make goals to try to be healthier and happier versions of themselves.

Another theory posits that the discrepancy between ... such as the fact that thinking about core values can prevent the fatigue of self-control that occurs with repeated use (so-called “ego ...

Consider the implications of the theory that self-control is a limited resource. How can you make sure you don’t use it up in one part of your day or segment of your life and have nothing left ...

Flannery O’Connor once described the contradictory desires that afflict all of us with characteristic simplicity. “Free will does not mean one will,” she wrote, “but many wills conflicting ...