234K views · 10K reactions | Habit-forming rituals are subconsciously controlling your life. Here’s how to master them. This interview with Wendy Wood is an episode from The Well: our new publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the John Templeton Foundation. | Big Think | Facebook

With self control, you’re able to regulate and alter your responses to avoid undesirable behaviors, increase desirable ones and achieve long-term goals. Here are 5 simple steps to improve self control: 1. Improve your sleep. A regular sleep time and wake time are the silver bullets. 2. Self-regulate. Manage your behaviour and your reactions to feelings and things happening around you. 3. Regular exercise. Exercise alters parts of the brain involved in higher-level thinking and decision-making, a