Deadlines often trigger dread, not motivation, for some, activating threat responses and hindering creativity. This aversion stems from a strong need for autonomy, a task-based time perception, ...

Ever had a day when you felt unstoppable-crossing tasks off your to-do list, crushing a workout, and tackling challenges head-on? And then the very next day, you couldn’t even bring yourself to get ...

Science prides itself on its internal consistency and most of all, on its empirical testing. It works great for figuring out what’s more likely to be true in physics but when it comes to the big ...

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 ...

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and Duke University ...

Laziness isn’t always about a lack of effort; sometimes it’s a mirror reflecting avoidance, low motivation, or even survival strategies gone sideways. I remember a conversation I overheard between two ...

Many of us spend an inordinate amount of time waiting to get motivated, but experts inform us that motivation doesn't work that way. Someone told me recently, “If you’re like me, you’re watching the ...

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