willpower

How to Alleviate Stress-Induced Insomnia Stress leads to bad sleep. And bad sleep saps your willpower and leads to nighttime overeating. This sleep supplement can help. A new study found a link between two common problems: poor sleep and nighttime overeating. That common link? Stress. Luckily...

In 2009, Fred Stutzman was a graduate student at the University of North Carolina and he was trying to grind out some important work on his thesis. But there was a problem. His favorite coffee shop, which had previously been a quiet sanctuary where he could escape distraction and get work...

EAT A SIMILAR DIET EVERY DAY If you're busy and struggling to stick to your diet, it could be that your diet is too varied. While the typical advice is to include as much variety as possible, from a practical perspective it might be the worst piece of advice. When you wake up in the morning...

Mental fatigue lies at the core of motivating yourself to hit the gym and push hard at every workout. The way the brain and body are interconnected suggests that the brain influences many markers of physical performance, including power, muscular endurance, reaction time, and processing speed...

Willpower doesn’t always have the best reputation. Many times, people use the term as shorthand for white-knuckling their way through a situation that often includes some type of deprivation. You steel yourself to avoid eating dessert, for example, or sticking to your fitness goals. The problem...