Most of us know the feeling: maybe it is making a difficult phone call, starting a report you fear will be criticized, or ...
A surprise drop in the unemployment rate in December is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on course to take a breather from ...
In a new paper published in Current Biology, researchers describe a circuit in the brains of macaque monkeys that appears to ...
A pesky “motivation brake” may control when we can be bothered to do something, and when we’d rather put it off.
Scientists have uncovered a way to manipulate the pathway in monkey brains that puts the brakes on motivation.
“We were able to causally link a specific brain pathway to a ‘brake’ on motivation when individuals face unpleasant tasks in ...
Illegitimate tasks refer to duties perceived as unnecessary or unreasonable in relation to one's professional role. When such tasks accumulate, employees often experience the situation as unfair.
As many head back to work, fresh starts can open the door to change. But maintaining lasting momentum depends on what we build after the novelty wears off.
Illegitimate tasks refer to duties perceived as unnecessary or unreasonable in relation to one’s professional role. When such tasks accumulate, employees often experience the situation as unfair.