What is Motivation?
Get the basics on human motivation before getting into specific topics.
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Just What You've Been Waiting For: Procrastination!
If you want to get over your slump, this is the blog for you! This post is divided into two sections: Defining Procrastination and Finding Motivation.
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Motivational (Im)balance
Picture this: You wake up on a Monday morning, sluggish and groggy-eyed. You roll over in your bed to turn off your blaring alarm. You stare up at the ceiling, thinking: Do I have to get out of bed? If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
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Countdown to New Year's Success: Five phrases that are holding you back from a better self
As the holiday season approaches, so do the New Year's jitters. “New Year, New me!!!”...Yeah right. You make the same goals every year, work out more, eat healthier, and maybe do some mindfulness exercises, yet it always falls to the wayside by February 1st.
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How Color and Motivation Influences Marketing
Color psychology is the study of how colors influence human behavior, emotions, and perceptions. While often seen as purely aesthetic, color significantly shapes cognitive processes and decision-making.
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The Role of Motivation in Addiction
This article will examine the complex struggle of addiction, as well as the interplay of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in regard to overcoming the odds and regaining control.
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What Motivates College Students to Exercise?
We looked at why people work out, conducted polls among peers, reviewed common goals of working out, examined models to gain motivation to work out, and tips to help one start implementing a healthy workout schedule.
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Motivational Barriers to Healthy Eating
Motivational barriers to healthy eating are often an overlooked factor in the widespread challenges people face when trying to maintain a balanced diet. While knowledge of nutrition and the benefit of healthy eating is readily available, many individuals still struggle to make health-conscious food choices.
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Burnout
This article will address burnout's symptoms, triggers, and impact on the body and develop self-care strategies to help cope with this phenomenon.
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Motivation of Caffeine Addiction Among College Students
Caffeine can add up very quickly and cause our body to develop an addiction. How much is too much, how does one recognize their addiction, and how can we stop?
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Alcohol and Nicotine Addiction in College Students
Addiction has become more of an issue among college students. With the increasing amount of alcohol and drug prevalence across campuses, it is important to understand addiction and how to help our students.
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Stress Management
We'll delve into how various individuals cope with stress and how their unique strategies align with common approaches to stress management.
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Understanding the Motivations Behind Hoarding
Hoarding disorder is characterized by the persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). This results in the accumulation of clutter that crowds living areas and interferes with daily life. While the outward manifestation of hoarding is clear, the motivations behind it are complex and multifaceted. This blog post will explore the diverse motivations that drive hoarding behaviors.
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Sleep's Impact on Motivation
What if the key to unlocking your motivation is as simple as getting enough sleep? When we rest well, our brains feel recharged, which can pave the way to fresh ideas and a renewed drive.
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Are You a Maximizer or a Satisficer?
Maximizers approach life in a unique manner as compared to satisficers and these differences have impact in various avenues in life, such as work, relationships, academics, and mental/physical health.
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Introverts and Extroverts
Our study aimed to analyze whether introverts and extroverts are comfortable within different social situations and settings.
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Motivation across the Lifespan
We move through life’s motivators chronologically and dive into intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for individuals throughout their lives.
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Do Not Read This Blog Post
"Freedom is what we do with what is done to us."
— Jean-Paul Sartre
Group Dynamics: A Motivational Discussion
Our goal is to highlight some of the major strategies in which individuals collaborate and inform our audience of the motivational tactics surrounding group dynamics.
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Recidivism and Motivaiton
What makes convicted criminals want to reoffend? What motivational factors entice them to commit crimes again? In this blog post, we explore the different motivational theories that could explain why people end up reoffending and what can be done to reduce the recidivism rate.
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Motivaiton for Athletes
We all ponder what will motivate us, in this blog we will discuss what motivates athletes and how motivation works.
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