Desire management can be framed as a conflict between immediate desires (e.g., tasty food, alcoholic drinks, sexual interactions) and self-control goals and values (e.g., maintaining one’s weight, not ...

Suppose you are told you can have either two marshmallows now or four later. Which do you choose? (Or replace “marshmallows” with a more attractive reward, like “a million dollars!”). No matter what ...