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The Science of Self-Control and Weight Loss

2017

Sylvia Tara on how sustained weight loss and self-control are linked.

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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
2017
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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
2012
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This Article Is Scientifically Proven to Improve Your Willpower

New Year, new you… if only it was that simple. But it turns out scientists are discovering there are some mind tricks that can take your powers of self-control to the next level.

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Andy Ridgway
2020
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The Number One Secret to Superhuman Willpower

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.

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Benjamin Hardy
2016
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The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It

Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, The Willpower Instinct explains exactly what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters.

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Kelly McGonigal
2013
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No Limits: The Will to Succeed

For years the world has followed Michael Phelps’s progress from teen sensation in Sydney to bona fide phenom in Athens. Now he’s a living Olympic legend in Beijing with a peerless record of gold medals.

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Michael Phelps, Alan Abrahamson
2009
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The Marshmallow Test: Why Self-Control Is the Engine of Success

Renowned psychologist Walter Mischel, designer of the famous Marshmallow Test, explains what self-control is and how to master it. A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later.

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Walter Mischel
2015
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17 Self-Discipline Exercises to Build Your Self-Control Muscle

This article covers self-discipline theory and the evolution of the concept, to answer some of your most common questions about willpower.

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Catherine Moore
2021
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Stop Self-Sabotage: Six Steps to Unlock Your True Motivation, Harness Your Willpower, and Get Out of Your Own Way

Have you ever had a deadline for a big work project, only to find yourself down to the wire because you spent too much time on social media? Or gotten excited about meeting someone new, only to convince yourself he isn’t really interested? How many Januarys have you resolved that this is the year...

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Judy Ho
2025
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Daily Rituals: Women at Work

From those who are the masters of their craft (Eudora Welty, Lynn Fontanne, Penelope Fitzgerald, Marie Curie) to those who were recognized in a burst of acclaim (Lorraine Hansberry, Zadie Smith) . . .

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Mason Currey
2019
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