Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and Duke University have proposed a neuroscience framework explaining how different types of ...

In today's fast-paced world, the realms of fitness and gaming have captured the imaginations and routines of millions. The psychological aspects that underlie these two seemingly disparate activities ...

Motivation starts and ends with a decision, not a feeling. Ah, feeling motivated. It seems to come, and it goes. It ebbs and flows. I’m a firm believer in the idea that motivation is not something ...

Physical education is increasingly recognised as a vital arena for promoting lifelong physical activity and overall well‐being. Central to this endeavour is the understanding of how motivation, shaped ...

The start of a new year often feels like a blank slate: a time to reflect on the past and envision the future. This phenomenon, commonly referred to as the "fresh start effect," plays a significant ...

Here’s how you can navigate, balance and visualize your path to lasting motivation and achievement. Many people believe that motivation is the fundamental element in altering habits, often perceiving ...

Rome wasn’t built in a day, but we can assume the actual builders of the eternal city wished that it had. An admirable achievement, whether that be the construction of a great feat of architecture, or ...

Adam Grant, Wharton organizational psychologist and best-selling author of Think Again, once faced a situation that would be most public speakers’ worst nightmare. He was asked to teach a four-hour ...

Experience, anecdotes, and articles in The Chronicle of Higher Education and related educational publications all reveal a change in student motivation and coursework. Most instructors see the change ...