A particular challenge to maintaining the status quo may be inherent in how our brain functions. More

A particular challenge to maintaining the status quo may be inherent in how our brain functions. More

To craft motivating messages, you need to know which side your target audience is on: the favorite or the underdog. More

To craft motivating messages, you need to know which side your target audience is on: the favorite or the underdog. More

Putting in a lot of effort to earn a reward can make unappealing prizes more attractive to kindergartners, but not to preschoolers, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings revealed that when 6-year-olds worked hard to earn stickers that More

Putting in a lot of effort to earn a reward can make unappealing prizes more attractive to kindergartners, but not to preschoolers, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings revealed that when 6-year-olds worked hard to earn stickers that More

Researchers find that the amount of practice accumulated over time does not seem to play a huge role in accounting for individual differences in skill or performance. More

Researchers find that the amount of practice accumulated over time does not seem to play a huge role in accounting for individual differences in skill or performance. More

Many professionals are driven by a pure passion for their work, finding reward in simply doing a good job, delivering a great service, or producing a great product. For these people, their career is not just an occupation, but a calling. Others are driven primarily by salary, acclaim, or the More

Many professionals are driven by a pure passion for their work, finding reward in simply doing a good job, delivering a great service, or producing a great product. For these people, their career is not just an occupation, but a calling. Others are driven primarily by salary, acclaim, or the More

New research finds that just the sense that we’re working together with others can dramatically increase our motivation to complete difficult tasks—even when we’re actually working alone. Across five experiments Stanford psychological scientists Priyanka B. Carr and Gregory M. Walton concluded that even subtle suggestions of being part of a More

New research finds that just the sense that we’re working together with others can dramatically increase our motivation to complete difficult tasks—even when we’re actually working alone. Across five experiments Stanford psychological scientists Priyanka B. Carr and Gregory M. Walton concluded that even subtle suggestions of being part of a More