There are two main types of motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation comes from within the task itself, and directly by the value of the benefit from completing it. Extrinsic ...

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The name of my upcoming book, un-kill creativity, was inspired by an article written by Teresa Amabile, Prof. of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School in 1998: “ How to Kill ...

New research shows how hobbies and leisure activities can improve creativity, meaning, and motivation at work.

In my expositions of scientific creativity, I have emphasized the strong passions of outstanding scientists Einstein, Darwin, Yukawa. Other scientists in the chosen 45 science Nobel laureate subject ...

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Imagine if a simple creative exercise could boost your motivation, clarify your goals, and strengthen your social bonds all at once. Vision boards, collages ...

A quick glimpse of the color green appears to get a person's creative juices flowing, suggests a new study. German researchers found that when people glanced at the color green for two seconds before ...