The next time you find yourself staring down a difficult, time-consuming or boring task, don’t tell yourself that you’ll do it later. Tell yourself that it’s going to be difficult, time ...

Millennials have to do a number of things they don’t want to do — some of them on a daily basis. Knowing how to motivate yourself to tackle these unsavory tasks is one of the greatest ...

As for the complaint that students should want to do reading or other pre-work purely from intrinsic motivation, I have this advice. In the book “ Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us,” ...

After listening to cognitive neuroscientist Tali Sharot's TEDx Talk on “How to Motivate Yourself to Change Your Behavior,” I have begun implementing some of her suggestions in my personal life.

It's hard to get kids excited about things they don't want to do, like going to sleep, eating their veggies, and, yes, doing their homework. While some children are natural overachievers who enjoy ...

You make goals… but then you procrastinate. You write a to-do list… but then you don’t follow through. And this happens again and again and ...

Everyone reaches a point where they begin to lack motivation, but the good news is there are easy ways to get yourself back on track! Find out how to motivate yourself when you need it the most.

Staying focused and excited about your work can be hard. Here's how to push yourself through the grind.

No matter how generally motivated you are, all of us have some tasks that we don’t want to do. Maybe we find them boring, pointless, draining, time consuming, annoying, or anxiety producing. So ...