Motivation has been defined as an internal push to accomplish a goal. It even seems similar to the word “move,” although “move” can simply mean doing something, like advancing a chess piece. Digging ...

The authors recognized what video game designers had already learned: that people are motivated to make progress—to reach ...

Someone who has obviously spent a lot of time and effort to look good—hair meticulously styled so that not one strand is out of place—posts a headshot with the caption, “I feel ugly today.” What will ...

In Jarek Janio’s Inside Higher Ed opinion column, “Beyond ‘Grit’ and ‘Growth Mindsets,’” Janio argues that, to promote better student learning, college instructors should ignore questions about ...

Minna Hu, Founder of AI Bookkeeper, is committed to helping small-business owners free up the time they spend on bookkeeping. Last month, I hit a wall. My energy was gone, and even simple decisions ...