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Self-help has become a major industry complete with books, seminars, and life coaches galore. But you might be able to skip all of that hoopla, because one simple motivational technique has just been ...

Which motivational techniques really work is a topic of endless debate–but one trick may eclipse the rest, according to new research. Motivational “self-talk” reigned supreme in an expansive new study ...

ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS American cartoonists of the 20th century was Rube Goldberg, who was widely known for his “Goldberg machines.” Each of these comical inventions depicted a complex set of ...

A lack of inspiration is one of the worst feelings and can lead to a huge slowdown in productivity. When you're not sure what to do when you find yourself in a slump, these tricks for how to motivate ...

Say you’re really determined to start going to the gym. So determined, in fact, that you’re willing to follow oft-repeated expert advice and bribe yourself. “If I go three times a week for the whole ...

In order to sustain high levels of motivation for long periods of time, one first has to understand the nature of motivation. The best source of motivation is intrinsic, meaning that it comes from ...

Look at the next meeting on your calendar. Are you motivated to attend it? This might sound like a silly question, but I ask it to make this point: asking if you are motivated raises more questions ...

Researchers have identified a tool -- the "getting-out-of-bed measure" -- to assess motivation and life outlook in older adults. The study shows that the tool has the potential to be an easy-to-use ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Motivation should be stone-cold simple for the Arkansas Razorbacks this week. You don't lose by 32 points at home one season and act like it didn't happen against that same opponent ...