By Douglas Lisle — 2014
There is an unspoken assumption that some problems require “X” amount of willpower to master, and if we don’t quite have “X” amount, then we may be doomed to fail.
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It’s the self-control to say “no” to too much eating, spending, video gaming, alcohol consumption and other indulgences that keep us from goals we’ve set. It’s something we all wish we had more of: willpower.
A growing body of evidence indicates that willpower and self-control are essential for a happy and successful life.
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Learning how to increase willpower requires time.
Emotional Intelligence measures our ability to perceive our own emotions, as well as the emotions of others, and to manage them in a productive and healthy way.
Emotional intelligence is a set of skills you can get better at with practice. Here are five skills you can cultivate to make you a more emotionally intelligent person.
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Addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist Jud Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., has spent over 15 years studying why we make bad habits—and what makes them so difficult to break.
Fasting is by far the most sophisticated willpower workout available. If you get good at fasting, you can learn to control every other aspect of your life. If you get good at fasting, you can overcome any addiction, not matter how deeply imbedded.
Still clinging to the fears and fury of childhood? You can unarrest your development once and for all.
If Tony Robbins told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it? Marc Benioff would. He did.
You may know certain people who seem to magically be able to manifest almost anything they want in life.
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