Without goals, there is no need to do anything other than maximize pleasure and minimize pain. However, as you probably already know, not all goals create motivation the same. Goals that are too easy or too hard drive very little motivation. In addition, non-specific goals can’t do anything other than frustrate you. Therefore, the basis […]
Motivation is important, but it isn’t enough. You could have all the motivation you need and yet still struggle in perpetuity to achieve a goal. While there is never a guarantee of success in pursuing a goal, there are ways to guarantee progress which in turn increases your chance at success. Without progress, the chance […]
Motivating young people is not a simple task. On one hand, if you push them too often with external motivators you will kill their ability to develop self-motivation. On the other hand, if you leave a child to their own devices they may only show motivation to do things like play video games that won’t […]