Or the psychology of why we are driven to do what we do Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW Incentive theory suggests we are motivated by rewards and not just internal desires. B. F. Skinner believed our ...

One of the key features of depression is the lack of motivation to do things that you know you should really do. For example, you may think that you don't have the motivation to exercise, or spend ...

Employee motivation is critical to performance, engagement, and overall well-being. But many leaders continue to rely on traditional motivation strategies, such as financial incentives, ...

Survey data shows that most people believe climate change is happening, but many don't act, and as a postdoctoral fellow in Annenberg School for Communication Professor Emily Falk's Communication ...

A collaborative study from researchers affiliated with the Annenberg School for Communication, Annenberg Public Policy Center, and School of Arts & Sciences tested 17 strategies in an ‘intervention ...

One of the most disturbing feelings for many people is the perception of lack of control. When we feel helpless, or believe we have the inability to change things, we surrender our will to outside ...

The ask is always the same. Paul, I want you to give a speech that will motivate our team, our staff, our employees or our group. My response has morphed into the simple phrase “I can’t, nor can ...

Mentally, I wanted to get started. But emotionally, I just wasn’t ready. Until one day, I was. Over time, I’ve learned to use a counterintuitive three-word phrase to help me bridge that gap, to keep ...

Displaying the effects of increasingly frequent environmental disasters and engaging religious communities is necessary to motivate action against climate change, George Steinmetz, a freelance ...

What does it take to spur individuals to act as a group with a shared purpose on climate change? According to a new Stanford-led study, the key is to show them how collective actions on climate have ...