A study has highlighted a “naive belief” among managers that can end up costing motivated employees—and risk burnout.

Explore the psychology behind intrinsic motivation and how anyone can learn to recognize and cultivate sustainable motivation.

A decade ago, when working as a junior analyst in a Chicago marketing firm, Sangah Bae was winding down her workday, hoping ...

Over decades of secrecy and solitude, Henry Darger worked obsessively at his art. He toiled tirelessly across several mediums, but his masterpiece was an illustrated epic novel. Verbosely titled “The ...

Intrinsic motivation, a concept drawn from behavioural science, has gained significant traction in robotic research as a means to stimulate exploratory behaviour in the absence of explicit external ...

We sometimes look at motivation backwards: We assume there must be an outcome or reward in order to get ourselves or others motivated to act. This is not what science shows us. One of the key ...

For many, finding the motivation to start and sustain an exercise regimen is like the search for the holy grail. Despite countless attempts to find their way to regular physical activity, Americans ...