Making the Social Leap: A Conversation on How Our Psychology Evolved
How we conceive of behaviors like self-control, overconfidence, and happiness today bears little resemblance to their evolutionary origins, argues psychologist William von Hippel.
Behavioral Scientist
Topics: Happiness Human Evolution Self-Control
A Smarter Way to Think About Willpower
Understanding willpower in America requires a more complex analysis.
The Washington Post
Topics: Angela Duckworth Decision-Making Self-Control Willpower
When Employees Feel Grateful, They’re Less Likely to Be Dishonest
According to new research.
Harvard Business Review
Topics: David DeSteno Ethics Gratitude Honesty Morality Self-Control
Penn Professor Angela Duckworth Publishes Research on Self-Control Methods
Angela Duckworth and Katherine Milkman examined psychology and economics research to identify four different types of self-control methods.
The Daily Pennsylvanian
Are You Hitting Your Limit, or Getting Stronger? The Power of Reinterpreting Mental Effort
Doing the things we know we ought to do often requires effort. So how can we interpret it in a way that will help us persevere?
Topics: Self-Control Willpower
Sometimes a Failure to Replicate a Study Isn’t a Failure At All
A recent study on ego depletion can’t confirm an old one. Who is right? Probably everyone.
Scicurious, Science News
How to Be More Resilient
Some people are just genetically tougher. But you can train your brain to better handle stress.
The New York Times
Topics: Meditation Resilience Self-Control
Just Deserts
Can we be held morally responsible for our actions? Yes, says Daniel Dennett. No, says Gregg Caruso.
Aeon
Topics: Determinism Free Will Luck Morality Self-Control
Psychology Itself Is Under Scrutiny
Many famous studies of human behavior cannot be reproduced. Even so, they revealed aspects of our inner lives that feel true.
Topics: Metascience Self-Control Social Behavior Willpower
The Restrained Brain
Self-restraint goes hand in hand with the good life. Can brain science help us get a grip?
Topics: Decision-Making Self-Control Willpower
Try to Resist Misinterpreting the Marshmallow Test
How some are getting a new study of self-control wrong.
Topics: Self-Control Success Wealth Willpower
A Cognitive (and Social) View of Ritual
A new paper by top thinkers in psychology and cognitive anthropology sets out exactly what distinguishes ritual from everyday actions, and why we human beings spend so much time and energy performing — and observing — rituals.
Science on Religion
Topics: Emotion Ritual Self-Control
Why Rich Kids Are So Good at the Marshmallow Test
Affluence — not willpower — seems to be what’s behind some kids’ capacity to delay gratification.
The Atlantic
We’re Teaching Grit the Wrong Way
To get students to choose schoolwork over immediate pleasures, stop focusing on willpower.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Topics: Compassion David DeSteno Emotion Gratitude Grit Pride Self-Control Willpower
Strong-Willed Chimps Reveal Evolutionary Origins of Human Willpower
Study on some very disciplined chimpanzees suggests that our ability to exercise restraint has much deeper evolutionary roots than our worsening smartphone addictions may suggest.
Inverse
Topics: Animal Studies Cognition Intelligence Self-Control Willpower
Pride Can Be a Virtue, But It Needs to Be the Right Kind of Pride
Pride can actually move us toward our goals — and toward better behavior — according to psychology professor David DeSteno.
TED Ideas
Topics: David DeSteno Emotion Pride Self-Control
Why Willpower Is Overrated
Psychologists increasingly think effortful restraint is not the key to the good life. So what is?
Vox
Harnessing the Power of Prosocial Emotions for Our Future Selves
In his new book, David DeSteno explores how certain prosocial emotions, such as gratitude, compassion, and pride, can help us succeed in life when things like rationality and willpower power fall short.
Research on How Self-Control Works Could Help You Stick with New Year’s Resolutions
Could your resolution resilience use a little scientific research to back it up? A new study suggests practice can help your self-control — but don't push it too far.
The Conversation
The Only Way to Keep Your Resolutions
Willpower is for chumps. Here’s what actually works.
Gray Matter, The New York Times
“Strongest Evidence Yet” for Ego Depletion — the Idea That Self-Control Is a Limited Resource
It’s not easy to weigh the evidence for and against, but perhaps the science is tipping back in favor of ego depletion.
British Psychological Society Research Digest
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