From working remotely to getting comfortable with at-home workouts, the Covid pandemic has uprooted most of our routines, and interfered with our motivation. Motivation tends to drop when you feel a ...

Research backs up the idea of “New year, new me.” In a 2014 paper, organizational psychologists introduced the idea of the “fresh start effect,” referring to a period of increased motivation at the ...

If you have ever beaten yourself up for “not being motivated enough,” science has a surprising message for you. According to motivation scientist and University of Chicago professor Ayelet Fishbach, ...

In this forum, we will discuss the current state of student motivation and engagement in our schools. By reviewing the research, we’ll aim to answer critical questions such as what exactly motivates ...

As someone fascinated by consumer psychology, David Forbes’ book The Science of Why immediately appealed to me in my quest to understand the triggers that motivate consumers to take action. The ...

How do we motivate those under our care to do what’s in their best interest? This is a question many of us—who are supervisors, parents, teachers, coaches, or other kinds of care providers— regularly ...

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 ...