You know that feeling when you start something new? You have a fresh journal, new gym shoes, or a brilliant plan written out.

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman reacts after a touchdown, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, during the first quarter of the Razorbacks ...