Distractions and temptations can arise both at work and at home, so to achieve personal and professional goals, it is critical to harness one’s willpower. Whether you’re striving to increase your ...

Oscar Wilde famously said: “I can resist anything but temptation.” In his recent book, The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control, psychologist Walter Mischel argues that children can be taught to ...

Willpower is a person’s ability to control their own actions in order to pursue long-term goals. Other names for this concept include self-control, discipline, and resolve. However, psychologists have ...