Self-control refers to the process of resisting temptations (e.g., eating junk food) that conflict with enduring goals that usually involve bigger but delayed rewards (maintaining a healthy weight and ...

You can talk about self-control as the capacity to override impulses, resist temptations, and overturn dominant responses, to advance long-term over short-term goals, and to develop efficient, ...

We’ve been sold this idea that self-control is about having iron willpower and constantly pushing through cravings, distractions, or bad moods, but real self-control isn’t showy or over-the-top. You ...