The holidays are a time filled with warmth, festivities, and celebration. But if you are a swimmer, December and the holidays also come with something else: Holiday training. This time consists of ...

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The idea of needing to stay motivated doesn’t quite make sense: If you’re motivated, motivation shouldn’t be a problem. Unfortunately, for too many of us, and for a lot of good reasons, we can run out ...

Succeeding as an online student requires structure, motivation, and intentional planning. Whether you are balancing coursework with work, family, or other responsibilities, these strategies can help ...

The first step to staying motivated is to set clear goals. Without goals, you’re just going through the motions without a clear destination. Set specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Maciej Frolow/Stone/Getty Images) Motivation (or a lack of it) shapes our lives in ways large and small every day: From changing ...

What enables us to sustain effort toward goals, even when the task becomes increasingly difficult? A recent study by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan revealed the underlying brain mechanism, ...

Staying motivated can be difficult. Whether in academics, the workplace, or a new fitness routine, it always comes down to discipline compensating for lack of motivation. As we begin the spring ...

Staying motivated as an entrepreneur can often be challenging, especially during stressful or difficult situations. Procrastination and giving up aren’t answers, though — instead, there are methods to ...