Lifestyle

The Paradox of Opening to Pain

If something hurts us, we should avoid it, right? If you put your hand on a hot stove, it physically harms you, you experience pain, and...

Self-control Through Mindfulness: Cognitive Defusion

In continuing our series of articles about learning self-control skills, we address the role of our thoughts in the process. If we are...

Self-Control: Science and Art

Modern Westerners, especially younger generations, mine included, are severely lacking in a primary virtue that is necessary for...

Envisioning the Future: Self-Control via Anticipation

If self-control is more than an innate trait, but rather a set of skills and habit of character, then we should be able to grow in...

Priorities

Gordon MacDonald(1) makes a case for the correct establishment of priorities for cultivating an ordered inner spiritual life. As a...