We know the feeling only too well: Our pulse quickens. Our faces flush. The feeling is so bad that we want to escape at all costs. Shame has been called our “most dreaded emotional experience.” 1 ...

Self-determination theory offered a new model of what a human being is. Behaviorists said motivation comes from outside, while SDT argued that the deepest motivation is intrinsic.

Motivation is one of those topics that gets studied, debated, and written about endlessly. Psychologists have spent decades breaking it down into theories like Self-Determination Theory and Maslow’s ...

Motivation starts and ends with a decision, not a feeling. Ah, feeling motivated. It seems to come, and it goes. It ebbs and flows. I’m a firm believer in the idea that motivation is not something ...

Motivation, mental health, and stress are all inherently linked, according to a 2024 study. The more stressed a person is, the less likely they are to be cultivating healthy mental health habits and ...

Finding the motivation to change your life isn’t about waiting for the perfect moment or forcing yourself to hustle 24/7. Real change usually starts with a small, quiet nudge—something that feels ...

Later on in LUNA, there will be different activities your child will need to complete, which will usually involve facing their fears to overcome them. Completing these activities and facing fears ...

True self-motivation, grounded in EQ, is about building a system of motivation, challenge, and rest that allows you to push yourself without veering toward burnout. In 2016, an interviewer for GQ ...

Later on in LUNA, there will be different activities your child will need to complete, which will usually involve facing their fears to overcome them. Completing these activities and facing fears ...