How motivation shapes memory formation While past studies have shown that motivation can enhance learning, the authors explain that not all motivation works the same way. Instead, different ...

No one likes to do something they find unpleasant. Who among us hasn’t put off icky things such as a tedious work assignment, a fridge deep clean or a difficult conversation? The reason why someone ...

Every January, offices quietly reset. New planners appear on desks. Fresh notebooks open in meetings. To-do lists look neater, ambitions clearer. There is a shared sense that this year, things will be ...

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Need a motivation boost to get through the cold months? Here are the tips our community swears by. We gathered real-life strategies from our community on how they stay motivated through the darker ...

Everyone has moments when they’re not highly motivated until something external comes along. A competitor blitzes your field. A major client walks. Your culture cracks. Suddenly, your body—and ...

According to new global research from Culture Amp, which analyzed the experience of 3.3 million employees worldwide, fewer than 2 percent fit into the definition of quiet quitting—that is, employees ...

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Part 3 of TED Radio Hour episode "The art of choosing what to do" Why do hard-working people sometimes lose their motivation? Behavioral scientist Ayelet Fishbach explains where motivation comes from, ...

In Jarek Janio’s Inside Higher Ed opinion column, “Beyond ‘Grit’ and ‘Growth Mindsets,’” Janio argues that, to promote better student learning, college instructors should ignore questions about ...

Researchers identified a direct connection between cancer-related inflammation and the loss of motivation characteristic of advanced cancer. In a mouse study, they describe a brain pathway that starts ...

Bosses can make all kinds of gestures to show employees that they care: from offering raises and in-office childcare to providing free gym memberships or branded merchandise, like hoodies and water ...