Most of us know the feeling: maybe it is making a difficult phone call, starting a report you fear will be criticized, or ...

Researchers suggest that, from a clinical perspective, the findings provide mechanistic insight into motivational deficits central to psychiatric disorders.

A brave friend recently shared that she was feeling tired—really tired. Not ‘I-didn’t-get-enough-sleep’ tired, but something much deeper. She said, “It’s as if I’ve lost my motivation.” I call her ...

We all know what it feels like to be motivated—that sense of eager anticipation and potent drive that propels us into action. Feelings of contentment or euphoria often accompany our peak motivational ...

To my family, the difference between receiving an A and a B was always magnified. This always pushed me to do well in school, but that was before the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking back, the COVID-19 ...

Motivation has been defined as an internal push to accomplish a goal. It even seems similar to the word “move,” although “move” can simply mean doing something, like advancing a chess piece. Digging ...