Key points Self-control is the ability to pause or stop behavior, but self-regulation means you have the flexibility to pivot behavior after the pause. Just like any skill, self-regulation is ...

Draw boundaries. Protect your peace. Worry less about pleasing others. The prevailing (and best-selling) wisdom of the day ...

Self-Control: How to Help Your Seven-Year-Old Make Responsible Choices Self-Control: How to Help Your Seven-Year-Old Make Responsible Choices Emotions influence behavior. Part of growing up is ...

Self-regulation is the act of managing thoughts and feelings to enable goal-directed actions. We explore how self-regulation skills develop and what you can do to help.

The self-help industry is massive. Even a very quick search of the internet reveals a super-expansive menagerie of books, courses, websites, uplifting statements, and other resources. Clearly, if ...

We explore the different types of self-care and some practical ways you can boost mental health on your own.

A new study found that our ability to experience pleasure, our hedonism, is just as important to our happiness in life as our self-control.

Research suggests that people with high self-control are good at avoiding temptation — not resisting it.

Self-Help Resources Self-help is a helpful resource for students who are motivated to do their own work, often focusing on small changes students can make to improve their lives. Self-help strategies ...

If you’re searching for a read that’ll genuinely improve your life, SELF rounded up the best self-help books that aren’t cheesy or toxically positive.

The self of established, self-improving, self-help seeks to conquer. The self of the newer, kinder, weirder self-care seeks nourishment instead.