The Fine Art of Losing Control: The Neuroscience of Self-Mastery

What if the goal of self-control isn’t mastering every impulse, but learning when to tighten the reins and when to let go? Renowned neuroscientist Heather Berlin teaches you how to recruit your impulses—so your instincts start working for you instead of against you.

At some point you’ve probably whispered, What is wrong with me? Because you did the thing you said you wouldn’t do. Again! You sent the double text. You bought the jacket. You opened Instagram “for a minute” and lost an hour. You...