Colm O'Regan: Why is the right path always an uphill climb?

Modern psychology theory says now that willpower is more like a muscle, it can get tired, cramped. You can tear it when reaching for a biscuit. And when willpower is injured or depleted, we reach for comfort... and another biscuit

Colm O'Regan: 'By putting Christmas party left-over cans in the attic you’re less likely to drink them. Not because you’re a good person but because your desire for an attic-chilled can is not a strong as your desire to be arsed getting the Stira down and trying to find things in the attic.'

Here’s what I should know about new year’s resolutions...

That the science — let’s not get into which bit of science — says willpower is not infinite.