When deciding if something is worth the effort, whether you’ve already exerted yourself or face the prospect of work changes ...

Inzlicht and his colleagues posed the Effort Paradox to make sense of this odd tendency: Sometimes we value experiences and ...

It’s hard and anxiety-filled most of the time ... held in his hand — and invisible forces became his life’s work. Some people go into careers of public service because somebody says ...

Many of America’s working poor are in jobs that pay less than previous jobs, and an overwhelming majority believes that people are more likely to fall from the middle class rather than rise into it.

We often hear that hard work is the key to success, but what if working harder isn’t always the answer? Consider this: Many “lazy” people aren’t averse to hard work. They just want to ...

Like a lot of people who go on to high achievement later ... he opened a small jazz club in Tokyo. After a ton of hard work, he was able to pay the bills, hire a staff member and keep the place ...

Miley says that people think her career has come easy because she got a head start early in life and came from a successful family. "I work really really hard, I'm just in a different environment ...

A dream.” “Crazy.” “Special.” These are some of the words Penny Samar uses to describe her opportunity to compete on “American Idol” and the opportunities in her life that took her to that chance. As ...