Motivation requires direction. It is one thing to want to accomplish a goal, but it is another actually to carry out the task by acting on the motivation. Directional motivation is the momentum a ...

Over decades of secrecy and solitude, Henry Darger worked obsessively at his art. He toiled tirelessly across several mediums, but his masterpiece was an illustrated epic novel. Verbosely titled “The ...

Look at the next meeting on your calendar. Are you motivated to attend it? This might sound like a silly question, but I ask it to make this point: asking if you are motivated raises more questions ...

The great part about New Year’s resolutions: You feel wonderful when you’re making them. The not-so-great part: Odds are you’ll fail before the end of the year. According to 2017 data collected by the ...