If you're having trouble with your self-control, this study says spending a little time exercising might be the solution. It’s funny how the instant you try to stick to a healthy diet, the more you ...

If you can consistently resist these everyday temptations, your self-control is much stronger than most people around you.

A new book on willpower asserts that it's a muscle. That is, you can strengthen it with practice, and you can exhaust it with stress and overuse. This makes sense, and years of research back the idea.

Fasting is an exercise in self-discipline. During the month of Ramadan, the believer abstains from food and drink in the ...