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7 Science-Based Strategies to Boost Your Willpower and Succeed with Your New Year’s Resolutions

By Jelena Kecmanovic — 2020

It’s that time of year when people make their New Year’s resolutions—indeed, 93% of people set them, according to the American Psychological Association.

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Developing a Conscience: Knowing the Difference Between Right and Wrong

There are various developmental theories that go into the tool kit that parents and educators utilize to help mold caring and ethically intact people, including those of Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget and American psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg.

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Aligning Yourself with Your Values Through Setting Goals

Our values are those deep down beliefs we hold about our purpose and our place in the world. Values might be considered our soul’s expression—they tell us who we are.

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We have all experienced, at one time or another, situations in which our professional responsibilities unexpectedly come into conflict with our deepest values.

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Gimme Gimme Gimme: How to Increase Your Willpower

A new book suggests self-control is the key to success and that learning to defer gratification can change your life. But is it really that simple?

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The Science of Willpower

Contrary to popular belief, willpower is not an innate trait that you're either born with or without. Rather it's a complex mind-body response that can be compromised by stress, sleep deprivation and nutrition and that can be strengthened through certain practices.

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Lia Steakley
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Willpower and the Psychology of Self-Control

If only you could control yourself. If you had more willpower, you could finally lose those last 10 pounds. If you had more self-control, you could finally stop procrastinating, save for retirement, stick to an exercise routine, and avoid various vices such as alcohol and cigarettes.

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Kendra Cherry
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6 Ways to Develop Greater Willpower and Discipline

Self-control and willpower are key ingredients for success. So how can you develop greater self-control and willpower? Science has the answers.

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Jeff Haden
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5 Tips for Boosting Your Willpower

Good habits are foundational for happiness—but to create them, you need willpower.

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Christine Carter
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