Your environment matters. Your brain picks up on cues more than you realize. If you can carve out one consistent spot — a ...

We are tired of nagging our children to do their homework. Do you have any suggestions about how to turn things around? Is giving rewards a good idea? — New Approach Few children are happy to do their ...

The bulk of the research on procrastination has been conducted on undergraduate students. This isn’t surprising, as most psychological research has been conducted on this captive group of willing ...

Students are often labeled unmotivated when they are actually exhausted or overwhelmed. Adults frequently misunderstand ...

Cassie, a young adult I knew many years ago, was excited about starting a fabulous new job at a sought-after design firm. She was highly motivated to do well. She had always been a high achiever and ...