Motivation

8 articles

• Flow, Self-Control and Happiness Revisited: Flow States, the Marshmallow Test, Decision Fatigue and the Hedonic Treadmill Under what conditions does flow happen? How did the marshmallow test and decision fatigue hold up in replication? Does happiness really return to baseline? Famous motivation-psychology stories, re-read through the original studies and the follow-ups.
• The Psychology of Motivation Types — What Actually Drives You McClelland's needs theory — achievement, affiliation, power, and autonomy. A deep look at the psychological origins of each motivation type and how they shape your career satisfaction, relationships, and approach to goal-setting.
• The Psychology of Procrastination — Why We Delay Even When We Know Better Procrastination isn't laziness. Perfectionism, avoidance, overwhelm, thrill-seeking, and decision paralysis — understand your procrastination type through five psychological profiles and find the strategies that actually work for you.
• The Power of a Clear Life Purpose: A Metabolic Shield Against Stress Beyond simple positive thinking, explore how a clear sense of purpose responds to stress and protects the mitochondria of brain cells from the perspective of Brain Energy.
• The Psychology of Flow: The Art of Achieving Peak Performance Through Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Flow theory, we explore the scientific conditions and benefits of becoming completely immersed in what we do, to the point of losing track of time.
• Viktor Frankl and the Purpose of Life: Finding Meaning in Suffering Through the Logotherapy of psychologist Viktor Frankl, who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp, discover how humans can find meaning and rise even in extreme situations.
• Visualize Your Success in Vivid Detail: The Power of Fictional Finalism Learn Alfred Adler's technique of 'Fictional Finalism' to pull your future into the present. Discover how vivid visualization can transform your current actions and mindset.
• Clear Purpose in Life Attracts People Who Fill You: The Order of Relationships Created by Goals A wandering soul attracts other wanders, but one with a clear purpose meets companions.