By Rob Harris
No one can force you to eat right and exercise, so you must use self-discipline to get up off the couch and throw away that bag of chips.
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Contrary to popular belief, willpower is not an innate trait that you're either born with or without. Rather it's a complex mind-body response that can be compromised by stress, sleep deprivation and nutrition and that can be strengthened through certain practices.
Tracy Ward explores some of the neurological and behavioural changes that pain can bring about, and the implications for clinicians with athletes in their care.
What’s behind the condition that every golfer dreads?
What’s the X factor that makes the world’s greatest athletes great? Find out —and learn how to discover it within yourself.
Is the goal you have set actually achievable? Whilst humans are industrious, innovative, beings with massive potential for achievement, the goals we set need to be grounded in reality lest we set ourselves up for disappointment.
Social psychologist Roy Baumeister has spent years studying how people resist temptation and break bad habits—and he's here to help.
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In 2011, 27% of the respondents of the Stress in America survey reported a lack of willpower as the greatest obstacle to change.
Psychologist Rick Hanson discusses how to strengthen our capacity for wisdom, peace, and enlightenment.
Dr. Richard Davidson explains that well-being is a skill that can be practiced and strengthened.
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