Motivation is important when learning a new skill, but it’s limited. While the first two factors of motivation (New Years, birthdays) only comes around a few times a year. who we surround ourselves ...

Employers continue to believe that performance-related cash bonuses, such as those offered to bankers, increase motivation, despite evidence showing they may decrease interest in their work. In a new ...

We’re all probably a little too familiar with this feeling: You know you have piles of stuff to get done, but you can’t quite bring yourself to get started. Your inbox is overflowing and your to-do ...

Many of us spend an inordinate amount of time waiting to get motivated, but experts inform us that motivation doesn't work that way. Someone told me recently, “If you’re like me, you’re watching the ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American When I was 11, I enthusiastically threw a set ...

The widespread belief that dopamine regulates pleasure could go down in history with the latest research results on the role of this neurotransmitter. Researchers have shown that it regulates ...

In just a few short weeks, U.S. citizens will be asked to go to the polling stations to cast their vote in the 2024 presidential election. The world’s attention is focused on this election, but 2024 ...

As I was lacing up my sneakers to go for a jog at sunrise this morning, I glanced at the thermometer outside my front door with a sense of dread. It read -7° below zero. " Brrr!" was all I could say.

Working a nontraditional schedule, and checking in at all hours of the day, night and weekends, is not necessarily beneficial for the 21st-century workforce, according to new research. The traditional ...

Ever since there have been IQ tests, people have debated what they actually measure. Is it “intelligence”, is it an abstract combination of mental abilities, or is it, as Edwin Boring said, “the ...