You don't lose motivation because you're lazy, weak, or broken. You lose motivation because your mind is trying to warn you. That feeling of being stuck, flat, or resistant isn't a character flaw.

Motivation has been defined as an internal push to accomplish a goal. It even seems similar to the word “move,” although “move” can simply mean doing something, like advancing a chess piece. Digging ...

Behavior rarely fails because people don’t care. It fails because the system quietly makes the right behavior too hard to ...

Motivation isn’t just a feeling—it’s a pattern. A pattern of behavior, of habits, of choosing again and again to pursue something that matters. Too often we confuse motivation with external forces: ...

Before you start reading on, I can assure you: this is not clickbait. Motivation really is a myth — and I’ll show you why. Let’s play a game of true or false. True or false? Each and every one of us ...

Exercise is of course good for our mental and physical health; but we need to think about the specific reasons that matter ...

You know you need to get things done, but the motivation to do them seems to be just out of reach. Your mind tells you that it’s time to move, get up and get things done ... but when your motivation ...

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 ...

Minna Hu, Founder of AI Bookkeeper, is committed to helping small-business owners free up the time they spend on bookkeeping. Last month, I hit a wall. My energy was gone, and even simple decisions ...