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Motivation
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Turning Adversity into Creative Growth
There's little doubt that trauma can be immensely painful, often leaving deep emotional and psychological scars long after the stressful experience has passed. But can there be a silver lining for creativity?
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How to Stimulate Curiosity
Three practical ways to use information gaps to stimulate curiosity.
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Dopamine Not About Pleasure (Anymore)
Low levels of dopamine make people and other animals less likely to work for things, so it has more to do with motivation and cost/benefit analyses than pleasure itself.
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A Baker’s Dozen: 13 Ways to Ignite the Motivational Flame
Not all kids are equally motivated. Students vary tremendously in their motivation, even at an early age. Here is a baker's dozen of motivational strategies that can re-ignite the motivational flame.
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Inside Glossophobia: Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking
Fear of public speaking is the most common fear in America - but with public speaking invariably intertwined with leadership, motivation, and change, people all over the world are working to overcome it.
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The Desire For Autonomy
Why our need to make choices freely is so crucial to our happiness
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On Surpassed Expectations and Nobel Prizes
Nobel Laureate John Gurdon's high school report card declares his dreams of pursuing science "quite ridiculous . . . a waste of time."
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Ego Depletion, Motivation and Attention: A New Model of Self-Control
New research suggests that willpower slackens not because self-control is depleted but rather as the result of shifts in motivation, attention and emotion.
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The Paradox of Passion
Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman talks about the fine line between motivation and obsession.
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5 Keys to Unlock Your Creative Motivation
Boosting your motivation leads to better creative output.
