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You probably know what it’s like to have a bad boss. You might even know what it’s like to be one. Certainly at work (and if life) nobody likes a micromanager, but a boss who can’t be bothered to ...

Why do you do the things you do? Why did you brush your teeth this morning, go to work, or click on this post? And is it possible to change the way you behave? Motivation underlies all of our behavior ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, one prevailing challenge persists: motivating students. The last few years have witnessed a noticeable shift in student behavior, consisting of apathy, ...

Developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s by renowned psychologists Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan, self-determination theory explores the pivotal role of motivation in shaping human behavior, ...

The daily life of most adults is an ever-changing mix of joy and strain. There can be moments of happiness when everything clicks into place and the joyful feelings rush in, only to be followed (maybe ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. I first came across Mel Robbins’ ‘let them’ theory while ...

Self-determination theory (SDT) is one of the most well established and powerful approaches to wellbeing in psychological research literature. Yet it doesn’t seem to have broken through into popular ...