Psychology Today

We need to think differently about making big life choices.

The idea of a drug epidemic captures the fact that drug use is a learned behavior, transmitted from one person to another.

A key aspect of relapse is the way cravings can distort practical reasoning, typically in ways that make it difficult to plan in advance.

People have self-control problems in the form of a present-biased preference, where one places extra weight on more immediate rewards.

Whether people will give in to the desire in any given time depends on two things: the strength of the desire and the strength of the self to resist the urge.

Research consistently shows that exposure to a variety of foods results in overeating and weight gain.

Our cognitive biases lead to craving and overeating, and contribute to weight gain and obesity.

Self-control is a vital strength and key determinant of success in everyday life.

Alcohol consumption impacts us in many ways—and most of them are not good for us.

The path of least resistance isn't always the best path to take.

In the same way that preferences for food items differ across people, so do preferences for time.

Choices that create an undesirable way of life are made one day at a time.

Mixed emotions reflect how mature and intelligent we are and to recognize conflicting aspects of being human.

Paranoia is not a flaw of character. Paranoid individuals tend to have false ideas about the world and people.