Self-pity is the emotion we experience when we're preoccupied with our troubles, focusing solely on our own suffering and perceived misfortunes, as we compare our lives with how we imagine the lives ...

We have many avenues to distract us from our goals. Whether it is social media, the latest celebrity gossip or the phones in our pockets, modern society has built engaging systems for our ...

These are comments I might get when people learn about my lifestyle. I’m one of those annoying people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables, exercise five times a week, save a portion of their salary, ...

Finding self-control can be a struggle for many. Here’s how to fight impulsive decision-making and live by your true values. Self-control can feel like an uphill battle. Whether it’s resisting the ...

Self-control has long been regarded as one of the strongest predictors of success. Most of us can picture that colleague who never misses a deadline, volunteers for extra projects and keeps everything ...

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, ...

“I think it hurts a little bit too much,” Mia (Emma Stone) says to Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) in “La La Land” while discussing the perils of trying to make it in the industry. If you’re an aspiring ...

A scientific squabble over how to define self-control draws from an unlikely source: A story from Greek mythology. Sailing home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, Odysseus longed to hear the Sirens’ ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. Pity is one of the noblest emotions available to human beings; self-pity is possibly the most ignoble. Pity is the capacity ...