It is often easier to obsess over the one thing you didn’t finish today than the 20 things you did, writes Charlie Gilkey. Explaining the Zeigarnik Effect, he says our brains treat incomplete tasks like a persistent alarm system, keeping them front and center until we handle them or explicitly tell our brain we’ve got this covered. This creates an exhausting cognitive drag. He … [Read more...]
10 things that steal our motivation and how to get it back
At its core, demotivation is about you not being fully committed to act. There are many reasons why you might be in this position. Cath Duncan explains ways to categorize your demotivation that can help you identify the real reasons for your unwillingness to commit to action. With a better understanding ,you can pick the right tools and strategies to get motivated … [Read more...]