The Checkup: How to Master Your Willpower Once and For All


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• Goals are great and all, but actually accomplishing them is its own beast. If you struggle with willpower—i.e. the self discipline to actually achieve what you intend—worry not: All it takes are these four baby steps to master willpower once and for all. [Q by Equinox]

• Smart: how to hack your takeout order with more healthful choices. [Yahoo Health]

• Hey new parents, don’t underestimate the importance of talking to your baby. Chattering away does more for your kid’s cognitive development than a reading a book to him, a new study says. [Science of Us]

• Did you hear? Fitbit has two new fitness trackers. [TIME]

• And here’s the latest food that’ll help you live longer … (Any guesses?) [Runner’s World]

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