Psychologists say self-control is about planning ahead to avoid relying on willpower in the moment. Laypeople see things differently.

Ego depletion is one of the most well-known concepts in social psychology. A recent study can’t confirm an old one showing it exists. Who is right? Probably everyone.

This concept of willpower embodies a common fantasy of laypeople and psychology researchers alike: to discover, and get possession of, the key to life success. As such, willpower seems poised to ...

A growing body of evidence indicates that willpower and self-control are essential for a happy and successful life. The most persuasive evidence comes from two studies that measured young children ...

Willpower is like a muscle that can be trained, strengthened, and developed over time. I’ve been fascinated by how some ...

A major idea in psychology -- ego depletion, which holds that willpower is a finite resource -- might be all wrong.

But this idea, that people have self-control because they’re good at willpower, is looking more and more like a myth.It turns out that self-control, and all the benefits from it, may not be ...

In their fascinating new book, Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, Roy F. Baumeister, a professor of psychology, and John Tierney, a New York Times reporter, argue that all of us ...

"Self-control is a cherished quality. People who have lots of it are celebrated and seen as morally righteous," wrote ...

To sustain those, you need to eat,” said Roy Baumeister, professor of psychology at Florida State University and co-author of “Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength ...