To improve willpower, it boils down to “just try harder,” said Kentaro Fujita, a professor of psychology at Ohio State University who studies self-regulation and decision making. But self-control ...

People who can delay gratification and master their impulses thrive in life. And experts say that you can learn skills to rein in bad habits. By Christina Caron We tend to respect and even idolize ...

Source: usushiorei/Pixabay Being productive at work. Keeping up with healthy habits and household chores. Communicating well with others. Almost everything we want to do requires a measure of ...

A new study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science sheds light on why some people are better at pursuing their long-term goals than others. The researchers found that individuals ...

Researchers have a new explanation for why we experience the "happiness paradox"—a phenomenon wherein trying to make ourselves happier actually makes us less happy. Studies have documented the paradox ...

Valentine's Day. A holiday filled with love letters, heart-shaped chocolates, cute dates and warm hugs (alongside other forms of physical affection). What's not to love with this day about love?

This work was supported by the Office of Naval Research (Award N00014-19-1-2299) to M.J.F. The authors thank the Olin Junior Faculty Forum and the lab groups of Yaacov Trope and Emily Balcetis for ...

Frank Ocean's "White Ferrari" drives into the top 10 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50, earning the R&B superstar his first top 10 smash on the social media-focused list. MANCHESTER, TN - JUNE 14: Artist ...