Self-control—or the ability to manage one's impulses, emotions, and behaviors to achieve long-term goals—is what separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. Self-control is primarily rooted ...

Self-control is a vital skill that touches every aspect of life, from managing your emotions to making sound decisions about ...

Self-control keeps us from eating a whole bag of chips or from running up the credit card. A new study says that self-control makes the difference between getting a good job or going to jail — and we ...

Ever wonder why you worked so hard to avoid the lasagna at dinner only to give into your craving for dessert? Researchers say that's because our internal reservoir of self-control can be depleted.

It's a skill, we are learning, that profoundly shapes lives. How does it work? Where does it come from? The scientific community is increasingly coming to realize how central self-control is to many ...