Mental strength is not noise. It is clarity under pressure. This reading list focuses on discipline, perception and emotional control. Each book sharpens how you think, decide and respond. When you ...

Highlighting summer's enhanced opportunities for healthy behavior has become a tradition for this column. In keeping with tradition, here is my annual installment – one that zeroes in on the core ...

These are comments I might get when people learn about my lifestyle. I’m one of those annoying people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables, exercise five times a week, save a portion of their salary, ...

People who can delay gratification and master their impulses thrive in life. And experts say that you can learn skills to rein in bad habits. By Christina Caron We tend to respect and even idolize ...

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 ...

A few common themes echo throughout forthcoming self-help titles: attention is a limited resource, there’s value in a curious mindset, and kindness toward oneself can be as crucial as kindness toward ...

Have you ever read a self-help book? Have you, perhaps, had a friend recommend a great book that helped them sail above life’s troubles rather than bob about in the turmoil? When you dived into the ...

A new study finds people who habitually try to be happier also tend to have less willpower. Researchers have a new explanation for why we experience the "happiness paradox" -- a phenomenon wherein ...

The best self-help books don’t promise to “completely change your life” overnight. Instead, a truly great one—written by someone who knows their stuff—will gently nudge you towards small shifts that ...