Studies conflict as to whether external rewards inhibit internal incentive, and whether they should be used for motivation.

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Lack of motivation in eating disorders often reflects fear, avoidance, or impaired insight, not unwillingness. Many people ...

UK science writer David Robson says one of the most important steps is to not "catastrophise" the times when we fall off the ...

Progress doesn’t always come with loud wins or dramatic changes. Sometimes, it shows up quietly—in how you think, choose, and ...

Most of us know the feeling: maybe it is making a difficult phone call, starting a report you fear will be criticized, or ...

Every January, offices quietly reset. New planners appear on desks. Fresh notebooks open in meetings. To-do lists look neater ...

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BackgroundMost of us know the feeling: maybe it is making a difficult phone call, starting a report you fear will be criticized, or preparing a ...

However, part of the psychology of people who aren’t obsessed with sports is their consistency. They know what influences ...

Sam Zizzi’s return to West Virginia University wasn’t supposed to be permanent. A native West Virginian who had traveled out ...