How to Keep Working When You’re Just Not Feeling It

Article

Name

How to Keep Working When You’re Just Not Feeling It

Types

Authors

Ayelet Fishbach

Claims from

Breaking a goal into shorter sub-goals can help prevent a decrease in motivation partway through progress toward the goal.

Short or medium-term rewards can increase motivation when trying to achieve long-term goals.

Setting goals can improve motivation.

Publish date

2018

Publisher

Harvard Business Review

Topics

Web URL

https://hbr.org/2018/11/how-to-keep-working-when-youre-just-not-feeling-it

Referenced by

Setting goals can improve motivation.

Psychology

Short or medium-term rewards can increase motivation when trying to achieve long-term goals.

Psychology

Breaking a goal into shorter sub-goals can help prevent a decrease in motivation partway through progress toward the goal.

Psychology