“I was now at a university in New York, a professor of existential psychology with the not inconsiderable thesis that magic, dread, and the perception of death were the roots of motivation.” MotivationPsychologyMagicNew YorkPerceptionRootsUniversityProfessorsDreadExistentialThesis Book:An American Dream: A Novel Source: An American Dream: A Novel
“It's a complex relationship when your dad happened to be president and you are president and then you have all the amateur psychology that goes on when people try to speculate about motivations.” PeopleTryingMotivationPresidentPsychologyHappenedGoes OnDadComplexesYour DadComplex Relationships Author:Jeb Bush
“There's not a lot of talking between actors - either between actors or between actors and directors. People think that they sit in rooms and talk about psychology and motivations. I don't think that happens much.” PeopleThinkingHappensMotivationActorsRoomsTalkingPsychologyDirectors Author:Christopher Walken
“Psychology doesn't like to talk about evil. It likes to talk about bad childhoods. But I very much believe that some people are evil and motivation is not necessary for evil.” PeopleBelieveMotivationEvilPsychologyChildhoodLikes Author:Laura Schlessinger
“Go after what it is that creates meaning in your life and then trust yourself to handle the stress that follows.” LifeInspirationalMotivationFaithBeliefPsychologyTrustCreatingOvercomingStressFollowingHandleMeaning Of LifeBelieve In YourselfFollow Your DreamsFollow Your HeartCopingTrust YourselfBe True To YourselfListen To Your HeartListen To Yourself Author:Kelly McGonigal
“A theory of motivation is defective if it renders intelligible behaviour which is not intelligible.” IfsActionMotivationMoralPsychologyTheoryEthicsBehaviourDefective Book:The Possibility of Altruism Source: The Possibility of Altruism
“Repeated psychology tests have proven that telling someone your goal makes it less likely to happen.” InspirationHappensMotivationGoalPsychologyTestsProven Author:Derek Sivers