Self-control refers to the process of resisting temptations (e.g., eating junk food) that conflict with enduring goals that usually involve bigger but delayed rewards (maintaining a healthy weight and ...
I have a friend who does something I’ve always found fascinating. Every morning, his phone buzzes with notifications—texts, emails, news alerts, all of it. And every morning, he ignores them until ...
At the start of every new year, many of us think about how to make our lives better going forward. Perhaps we want to lose weight or stop drinking or stay off of our cell phones. If only we had more ...
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Ramadan and self-control

Among the central purposes of Ramadan is the cultivation of taqwa, often translated as God-consciousness, moral awareness or self-control. The Qur'an presents fasting as a means through which ...