Self-control

In fact, the conclusion seems pretty banal: Self-control and interpersonal stability leads to a long life.

Revealed: The Secret to Long Life and Happiness 2011

Self-control is actually contagious, and studies show that just thinking about someone who has it can boost your own.

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.: 5 Ways to Spend Less Ph.D. Heidi Grant Halvorson 2011

Self-control may be the secret to success, according to a persuasive new study that followed 1,000 children from birth to age 32: children who showed early signs of self-mastery were not only less likely to have developed addictions or committed a crime by adulthood, but were also healthier and wealthier than their more impulsive peers.

Children's Self-Control Predicts Future Success TIME 2011

"Self-control is a vital skill for scanning the horizon to be prepared for what might happen to you, for envisaging your own future possibilities, … and for waiting for the really good things that are worth waiting for, instead of jumping for short-term enticements," wrote Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi , the Duke University psychologists who led the research, in an email.

A Factor of Success As Adults: Self-Control Katherine Hobson 2011

Self-control is probably an increasing function of age, but there is also the typical career profile over the life cycle that tends to peak around 55.

Wealth and Self-Control, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Self-control may be the secret to success, according to a persuasive new study that followed 1,000 children from birth to age 32: children who showed...

Children's Self-Control Predicts Future Success TIME 2011

Self-control is required in order to live within one's means financially and in order to maintain a low body weight.

Overspending and Obesity, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Self-control was mixed with a strong sense of individuality, utter seriousness about moral issues, and a confidence to meet the world head-on to improve it, all of which produced people who expected to become leaders.

'David Ruggles' 2010

Self-control was mixed with a strong sense of individuality, utter seriousness about moral issues, and a confidence to meet the world head-on to improve it, all of which produced people who expected to become leaders.

'David Ruggles' 2010

Self-control was mixed with a strong sense of individuality, utter seriousness about moral issues, and a confidence to meet the world head-on to improve it, all of which produced people who expected to become leaders.

'David Ruggles' 2010