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

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Personal motivation is the driving force behind every significant achievement, whether in ...

Even the most driven, passionate people go through periods when motivation feels hard to find. You might notice yourself avoiding tasks you used to enjoy, feeling uninspired in meetings, or struggling ...

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 ...

Who doesn’t love motivation? It can be flashy and cinematic, like the latest. It’s the music behind a breakthrough moment, the speech that launches a comeback, or the adrenaline rush that propels ...

Many posts on student motivation have appeared in this blog over the years. Antoine Germany, an assistant principal at the school where I teach, Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., gave ...

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 ...

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