As a parent, what’s your mindset on shortcuts? Do you prefer to spend time searching for a shortcut instead of doing things the hard way? Not to say that the hard way is always the right way. However, an instinct to seek out a shortcut is often detrimental to doing things the right way in […]
The carrot-stick school of motivation is all about using rewards and punishments to provide the energy for action. However, rewards and punishments in the short-term reduces self-motivation in the long-term. The reason for this is that rewards and punishments promote short-term tactical thinking over long-term strategic thinking. What’s more, success in athletics and in life […]
Achieving a goal will make your happy, albeit temporarily. But would you be happy if you achieved a goal you didn’t set? To put it differently, is it even mentally possible for you to accept that you’ve achieved a goal that you never set? Technically, it’s not possible unless you have a time machine or […]