All organisms have the potential to grow and develop, but people may have learned not to.
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My name is Simon Moesgaard, a psychologist from Denmark, and this is my blog about psychology.
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Tag Archives: motivation
Do You Have a Fixed or a Growth Mindset? Begin to Focus on Growth and Achieve Success
Posted in Mental Health, Motivation, Perception, Personal Development, Personality Psychology
Tagged development, goals, mindset, motivation, problem-solving
5 Facts About Fear Appeals
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
Do What You Love and Stay Motivated (Self-Determination Theory)
Inner motivation and joy are tighly connected.
When you do the things you love or enjoy, you will feel a high degree of inner motivation. Feelings of autonomy, competence and relatedness are essential for inner motivation, according to the self-determination theory. Here is the reason why:
Posted in Mental Health, Success
Tagged motivation, self-determination theory, success, the overjustification effect
