What factors influence the types of goals we set? Will I aim to excel or just get by? Of course, both person and situation variables interact in the process of goal setting. This recent study helps us ...

So many productivity methods ask you to prioritize your daily tasks by considering how much time or effort they'll require, then tackling the resource-heavy ones first. For some people, that's a solid ...

Task structure is an important component of the Path-Goal Leadership Theory, which states that a leader's responsibility is to increase her employees' motivation by ensuring a high degree of task ...

A good part of what I do is to help people set goals and achieve them. For my work, these goals tend to relate to wanting to sleep better or recover from depression or anxiety: “I want to keep to a ...

Cognitive control is the set of executive functions that underpins our ability to regulate thoughts and actions in line with internal goals, particularly in complex and dynamic environments. Task ...

Too often, people approach to-do lists by tackling the tasks that require the least amount of time and resources in the moment–even when those tasks don’t move them toward completing long-term goals.