It’s easy to recognize when you’re physically tired. You haven’t slept normally in days or even weeks. You can’t remember the last time you saw the inside of a gym. And enough caffeine is racing through your bloodstream to keep a small elephant alert. When your motivation is down, the effects can be…

Whether you see it as government funding, abuse of authority or protecting the driving public, no one likes paying a speeding ticket. Particularly when you’re seriously just over the limit. In any case, it turns out you can get away with not paying traffic fines most of the time. Alex Carroll, author of “Beat the Cops…

Have you ever wondered what motivates people to do certain things? Why some people are just “gung ho” about an idea while others couldn’t care less? Or why you constantly find yourself repeating certain activities again and again? Without pulling Sigmund Freud into the picture, we can understand some of the basic motivations that we’ve…