Studies conflict as to whether external rewards inhibit internal incentive, and whether they should be used for motivation.

During a teacher-training workshop I attended years ago, we discussed ways to motivate students to attend class and study for our classes. Some of the suggestions teachers shared were making ...

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 ...