A professor has recently published his magnum opus on the subject of procrastination - and it's only taken him 10 years.
Think big. Live to the max. Change the world. These high-flying statements are meant to encourage us to achieve great things with our lives. But, rather than being an inspiration, do such huge goals just leave you feeling overwhelmed instead?
Some lessons that apply equally to getting buff and to building your business
Scientists have identified for the first time a particular gene's link to optimism, self-esteem and "mastery," the belief that one has control over one's own life — three critical psychological resources for coping well with stress and depression.
It is a beautiful thing to create, to produce, to go out there in the world and make a contribution. But it is just as important that we teach others to create and produce, that we encourage them...
But when a task is presented as fun, researchers report in a new study, the same individuals often do worse than those who are less motivated to achieve.
Few people know the secret of Ford's success, and those who do know are too modest to speak of it, because of its simplicity.
Research led by a leading expert on the positive benefits of napping suggests that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep enhances creative problem-solving.
Unlike with short-term finite goals, the unconscious will continue to positively value objects related to the long-term goals, even after a level of success has been achieved.
A study finds that men are more likely to share their creative work online than women, despite the fact that women and men engage in creative activities at essentially equal rates.
Sometimes you need to become unbalanced in order to get things done. If you’re working on a book, launching a business or trying to overhaul some part of your life, you can probably relate.
It's a huge limiting belief to assume that going faster means you’re doing something wrong and creating too much stress.
A common mistake people make is that they’ll spend 500 hours creating a product and then 20 hours promoting it. Then they wonder why no one is buying.
The problem isn't capturing our creativity, as individual inspiration is a steady pulse that beats within us all. The problem is keeping those embers hot once we have them in our grasp.
When we're waiting in line or sitting in a boring meeting, time seems to slow down to a trickle. And when we get caught up in something completely engrossing - a gripping thriller, for example - we may lose sense of time altogether.
People are better able to exercise self-control when they choose goal-pursuit strategies that fit with their promotion or prevention focus.
When the St Louis Cardinals lost the World Series, just how much shame did the players feel?
None of us make decisions based on reality itself. We make decisions based on our beliefs about reality.
Contrary to popular belief, the people who become truly famous, stay famous for decades.
Worried you won't meet your goal? According to research, you'll be more likely to succeed if you make specific plans to implement it.
Following your passion can be a tough thing... but figuring out what that passion is can be even more elusive.
It’s true that you don’t need to create a formal business plan in order to start a business. You can kickstart...
It's hard to keep yourself going when you don’t feel the same excitement as you did in the beginning.
While these creative or "Aha!" moments often are associated with scientific discoveries and inventions, most people occasionally feel the thrill of insight when a solution that had eluded them suddenly becomes obvious.
For some people, neither the carrot nor the stick will serve as a motivational tool
Maintaining an interest in the goals you pursue can improve your work and reduce burnout, according to research from Duke University.
Creativity is often made out to be a nebulous, messy, complicated, difficult thing, and it can be. But it doesn't have to be.
Unconscious motivation plays a substantial role in how we respond to challenges. Find out how much.
Can money buy happiness? Is ignorance truly bliss? Are happy people shallow and unaware of the problems of the world? Can a person be too happy?
A reader recently asked, “How can an achievement-motivated workaholic learn to back off, relax, de-stress, and feel good about doing it? I am too driven!”