Given the choice, would you rather eat a can of curried grasshoppers or a bag of potato chips? If you're feeling a little squeamish, what if some scientist had just discovered that grasshoppers are a ...

Learn more about the science behind willpower and how it can influence the choices you make in life. There’s a birthday cake in the conference room. A dish of candy at the reception desk. A box of ...

People who use willpower to overcome temptations and achieve their goals are perceived as more trustworthy than those who use strategies that involve external incentives or deterrents – such as swear ...

Forgoing a reliance on motivation, families can adopt healthy behaviors—eating better and exercising more—by following a new approach that focuses on the redesign of family daily routines. In a series ...

(UPDATED) Under stress, we all tend to seek comfort — sometimes in not-so-healthy ways — but a new study suggests that challenging experiences are as likely to promote good habits as they are to ...

Consider two people. One loves action. The busier she feels, the more energetic she gets. She doesn’t burn down; she burns brighter. Get her going, and she doesn’t stop, often for days. The other ...