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 ...

We sometimes look at motivation backwards: We assume there must be an outcome or reward in order to get ourselves or others motivated to act. This is not what science shows us. One of the key ...

The effect of the flipped classroom model (FCM) on high school students’ science motivation and achievement in an urban public school was examined using a quasi-experimental pretest/posttest design.

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 ...