Tag: Psychology

Research on thousands of workday diary entries found one factor mattered more for motivation and mood than recognition, incentives, or pressure: the feeling of making progress, even in small increments.

Wanting to do something is not the same as doing it. Implementation intentions — simple if-then plans — are one of the most well-replicated tools in behavioral science for closing that gap.

An open loop in your mind takes up mental bandwidth even when you are not actively thinking about it. The Zeigarnik Effect explains why unfinished tasks are so distracting — and what to do about it.