Psychology of Willpower

It's two in the morning.

Will you finally write that paper, or will you give up and go to sleep? You are not the only person who faces dilemmas like these.

Self-control is challenging, and everyone struggles with it.

How do we find the willpower to do the things we will be happy about tomorrow, and stay away from things we regret? This course brings together insights from psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, and behavioral economics to identify how we can break old habits and forge new ones, resist temptation, and pursue goals.

Students learn about the science of self-control and put empirically-supported strategies to the test in their own lives.