This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. In a segment of ABC's news magazine show "20/20," reporter John Stossel interviewed Dr. Roy Baumeister of Case Western ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. Buddha once said "If one person conquers in battle a thousand times a thousand, and another conquers himself, he who ...

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 ...

We think we need greater self-control to be happier. But a new study suggests the arrow of causation points the other way. We often think of self-control as something we need to develop to be happy.