Whether you're choosing what show to watch or which job offer to accept, every choice we make involves either intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. And yes, this is true even if your big decision of the ...

Over decades of secrecy and solitude, Henry Darger worked obsessively at his art. He toiled tirelessly across several mediums, but his masterpiece was an illustrated epic novel. Verbosely titled “The ...

In a Nutshell People are more likely to stick with their New Year’s resolutions if they enjoy the process, not just value the ...

For many, finding the motivation to start and sustain an exercise regimen is like the search for the holy grail. Despite countless attempts to find their way to regular physical activity, Americans ...

Intrinsic motivation, a concept drawn from behavioural science, has gained significant traction in robotic research as a means to stimulate exploratory behaviour in the absence of explicit external ...

Discussions around the role of work in our lives are frequently divided into two camps. “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life”, one side proclaims. The other: “A job just needs to ...

It's popular advice for new graduates: "Find a job you love, and you'll never work a day in your life." Love for one's work, Americans are often told, is the surest route to success. As a management ...

Giving employees more money doesn’t necessarily motivate them in the way you think it would. Human motivation is complicated. Employees may become more sales-driven rather than service-oriented, which ...

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