Whether you're choosing what show to watch or which job offer to accept, every choice we make involves either intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. And yes, this is true even if your big decision of the ...

When I was maybe 8 or 9 years old, I was playing in the basement of our house, and I found a duffle bag stuffed under a pile of other random stuff. The bag was full of plaques, trophies, and different ...

People have intrinsic motivators (the level of enjoyment of the activities related to the goal). Research suggests that ...

As a global culture leader, credentialed coach, speaker and author, LaTonya Wilkins inspires meaningful awareness and change in people and organizations. LaTonya has worked amongst a broad client base ...

Most people have at some time been cajoled into doing something, and most have done things for a reward. What is involved in these situations is extrinsic motivation. Conventional psychological theory ...

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 ...

When you decide to start going to the gym, do you do it because you have to, or because you enjoy working out? If you’re just forcing yourself to do it for the reward, it may be counterproductive. As ...

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“I take away his phone and he behaves for three days and then goes right back to the back-talking and crappy attitude. I don’t understand why he doesn’t just... learn!” My ex was talking about our ...

In Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the protagonist Eivor and their adopted sibling Sigurd demonstrate the two sides of character motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic. The two leaders of the Raven Clan in ...