Expertise and opinions of authors published by ForbesBooks. Imprint operated under license. Are you running so fast that you find it impossible to slow down? As someone who has spent two decades in ...

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 ...

The benefits of self-control are legion, easily laudable: high credibility and trustworthiness, strong relationships and broad satisfaction, and enhanced productivity and success. Self-control is part ...

When someone wrongs me, my first instinct isn’t anger or retaliation. Instead, I turn inward and ask myself a critical question: “What did I do to attract this negative energy?” This approach might ...

Waiting can be boring, which is why we typically do anything we can to avoid it. We fill moments where we have to wait with something to keep our minds busy – such as scrolling on social media, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As an entrepreneur, two of the most important personality traits you must possess are self-reflection and self-awareness. Self-reflection ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. In our never-ending search for happiness, researchers have ...

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’ ...