Intrinsic motivation, described as a person's desire to complete activities for their own benefit, typically causes people to take action without external encouragement or influence. Thomas Malone, a ...

Science has the antidote, particularly for how you can revitalize your relationship with work based on your individual work style. You’ll also discover how to make any job more meaningful, according ...

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You're not lazy. Your ADHD brain is wired for interest, not importance. Discover why necessity doesn't motivate you—and the tricks that actually do.

When faced with a cancer diagnosis in 2009, I discovered the immense influence that assigning a meaning to it would have for my recovery and my ability to cope. I was completely accountable to frame ...

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I remember precisely the first time I was nice to myself. It was a spring morning last year, and I slept past my alarm. I was particularly sensitive to sleeping in at the time because, having just ...

One of life’s greatest questions is its own meaning. Great philosophers throughout all of recorded history have attempted to answer this question and understand it better than anyone else, the only ...

NBC News’ Allison Morris spoke with Wharton professor Adam Grant for advice on finding motivation and meaning at work. Grant says, “Give yourself permission to ...