When it comes to exercising, why can’t we “just do it?” It turns out that getting motivated to exercise can be surprisingly ...

People have intrinsic motivators (the level of enjoyment of the activities related to the goal). Research suggests that ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The alarm buzzes, the coffee brews and you’re back at the grind—whether it's logging into ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Motivation is often viewed as a driving force that pushes individuals to take action, both ...

Exercise has a lot of important benefits. But most people don’t exercise or don’t do it consistently or long enough to get those benefits. If you ask people why they dropped out of their program, I ...

Are attention spans really shrinking to just eight seconds? New research shows attention is more complex, involving different brain systems.

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 ...

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 ...