This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. I used to think success was all about talent and luck.

Now that it’s summer, I need to go to the gym and eat healthy — and I should probably add meditation to the list, too. Not only do I need to start these habits; I need discipline to stick to them.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I lead Boston Consulting Group’s Behavioral Science Lab. In times of uncertainty, such as the present, most business leaders ...

The holiday season has come and gone, and as I welcomed clients in the New Year, my pre-session small talk sometimes began, “Did you get any good holiday gifts?” They’ll say the usual: some piece of ...

Munger and Buffett redefined discipline. Discipline, as an investor, requires patience, thinking, and ignoring the noise. When you think of the word “discipline,” your mind thinks of willpower, white ...