Key points. Motivation means drive and interest toward or away from something, but activation is what gets you there. Strong emotions energize your ability to activate to tasks.

Progress proves that you don’t need motivation. Your energy and drive will vary from day to day, but you can accomplish big things by being consistent. Stop the procrastination loop.

If you find it hard to tear your child away from the computer, smartphone or video game console, welcome to the club. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, kids between the ages of 8 and 18 ...

If you’re emotionally exhausted, physically fatigued, stressed, overloaded, or feeling cynical about your future, you’re much more likely to lack motivation and not make any progress.

Perhaps the starkest difference between 13- to 19-year-olds and educators: Thirty-eight percent of students said that as of 2023, the pandemic had made them less motivated to do their best in school.

The effort it takes to be more intentional about teaching with SEL in mind is worth it. When teachers prioritize SEL, their classes are better managed and they experience less stress and burnout. That ...

Why you should teach your students critical thinking David McCool March 4 ... giving them less motivation to memorize it—especially since they have access to anything they want to know within a few ...

You might be able to do the things you’re supposed to, but that’s not the same thing as being motivated to a higher purpose, or having the self-motivation to keep going when your willpower is ...

Drudge? Most of us want to do work that we like and be happy doing it. But more than 50% of workers are unhappy with their jobs. This is a challenge for leaders. Question: how do good leaders ...