Studies conflict as to whether external rewards inhibit internal incentive, and whether they should be used for motivation.

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Scientists have uncovered a way to manipulate the pathway in monkey brains that puts the brakes on motivation.

A pesky “motivation brake” may control when we can be bothered to do something, and when we’d rather put it off.

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We've all been there… You know you need to make that complaint phone call, but you cannot bring yourself to dial. Or there is ...

According to data collected by the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, American students continue to slide down the international rankings, failing to break the top 20 ...

Mark, an intelligent and engaging 21-year-old, came to see me for a psychiatric consultation to try to figure out why he kept running into difficulty achieving his goals. He seemed only willing or ...