Word: self-control
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...which Beall answers: "Self-control has to come into play at some point. Everyone wants and needs a different amount of food." He argues that people who eat out only once a month may want to splurge and eat more than usual and that there's no harm in that...
...decisive date of June 30, when the U.S. will hand over control to Iraqi authorities and an uncertain, highly volatile situation will prevail. Whether Annan, or anyone else, can succeed in Iraq will be determined by factors way beyond his, or anyone else's, ability to control. But it is Annan's destiny to be handed the very worst problems, and then only after they have been unsuccessfully addressed by others. Anyone who knows him knows he wades into such problems with his usual blend of courage, self-control, modesty and optimism. --By Richard C. Holbrooke, U.S. ambassador...
Much of Laibson’s work deals with impulsivity and self-control problems. “There’s often a gap between what people say they want their lives to be, and what they actually do,” he says. This schism between our present wants and our long-term goals fails to make sense within the traditional economic framework. It is only when psychological principles are incorporated that these differences can be reconciled...
...Double-Stuffed Oreos and Doritos? What about parents? Will they ensure that five year-old Johnny will not Supersize his Mountain Dew, and that “would you like fries with that?” is not commonplace dinner discourse? For Critser, the element of self-control and discipline is perhaps the hardest factor for Americans to digest. Will we encourage ourselves to run that marathon or are we content to watch the eight-hour Simpsons marathon on TBS? Obesity is a national crisis, but it also bears likeness to a game of dodgeball—will we play...
...Harvard possession lasted a total of 1:40 seconds—a show of tremendous focus and self-control unexpected of a young team in a pressure situation. With only 42 seconds remaining in the period, the Tigers would only get one chance to tie or take the lead—an opportunity that Princeton was able to capitalize on to force overtime...