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To Labor With Purpose and Succeed With Discipline (II)—Leadership Lessons of Abraham Lincoln (2)
Cultivating a Successful Work Ethic and Mentality Important principles may and must be inflexible. —Lincoln's last public address; April 11, 1865 Happy day, when, all appetites controlled, all poisons subdued, ...
September 14, 2023
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Abraham Lincoln
The Transgressive Road to Slavery
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May 18, 2023
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Mark Meckler
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Jakob Fay
The Gentleman’s Guide to Self-Mastery From an 1890s Manual on Cultivating Self-Control, Character
The Kingship of Self-Control MAN has two creators,—his God and himself. His first creator furnishes him the raw material ...
March 23, 2023
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Epoch Inspired Staff
Should Society Tell 10-Year-Olds, ‘The World Is a Better Place With You in It’?
Commentary A couple of weeks ago, the New York Times published a photo of what I had reason ...
September 20, 2022
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Dennis Prager
Self-Controlled Kids Tend to Be Healthier Adults
In a new study, researchers found people who had higher levels of self-control as children were aging more ...
January 31, 2021
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Karl Bates
Willpower Is Not Enough
Willpower is the ability to tolerate an uncomfortable situation in pursuit of a goal. Many turn to this ...
September 24, 2020
BY
Conan Milner
Meekness as True Strength
Commentary “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth.” (The Gospel of Matthew, chapter 5, verse ...
March 17, 2020
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Chris Erickson
How People Resist Tempting Foods
It’s happened to most of us—we walk past a restaurant, cafe, or bakery and something catches our attention. ...
May 6, 2019
BY
Laura Wilkinson
Research on How Self-Control Works Could Help You Stick With New Year’s Resolutions
Many of us have already decided that things will be different in 2018. We’ll eat better, get more ...
January 9, 2018
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Marco A. Palma
Anger Management: Why We Feel Rage and How to Control It
You're at the park with the kids. Everyone's having fun, and then a strange dog appears. There's no ...
January 20, 2016
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Stan Steindl
How to Avoid Saying ‘Oops, I Did It Again’
Studies on self-control suggest that recollecting past mistakes is a good way to avoid making them again.
September 16, 2015
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Brett Israel
Is Low Self-Control a Threat to Security?
Researchers are using brain imaging to help companies determine which employees could pose a cybersecurity risk.
April 27, 2015
BY
Iowa State University
Don’t Think You Have Enough Self-Control? Try Believing That You Do
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April 8, 2015
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Elliot Berkman
Ninjutsu – The art of endurance
EM Technique interview with James Loriega continued We continue the interview with Shihan James Loriega easily a historical ...
March 9, 2015
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Emory Moore
When Do Babies Learn Self-Control?
In a study of 150 15-month-olds recently published in the journal Cognitive Development, babies watched as an adult ...
October 8, 2014
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Cari Romm
Love Problems? There’s a Pill for That, but Plato Offers a Wiser Cure
We take pills and potions for everything from a bad back to depression. Why shouldn’t we adopt the ...
May 31, 2014
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Richard Paul Hamilton
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