
All organisms have the potential to grow and develop, but people may have learned not to.
All organisms have the potential to grow and develop, but people may have learned not to.
Posted in Mental Health, Motivation, Perception, Personal Development, Personality Psychology
Tagged development, goals, mindset, motivation, problem-solving
SMOKING KILLS: Strong fear appeals only promote change if they are accompanied by messages that make people believe they can succeed in changing their behaviours.
A meta-analysis by Witte & Allen (2000) provides evidence that fear appeals can motivate attitude, intention and behavior changes, as long as they are accompanied by messages that make people believe they can succeed in changing their respective behaviours. Continue reading
Inner motivation and joy are tighly connected.
Posted in Mental Health, Success
Tagged motivation, self-determination theory, success, the overjustification effect