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 ...

Some people are able to earn huge salaries by working hard and taking chances. It’s not a bad idea to set income goals and work toward them. It’s important to avoid falling victim to lifestyle ...

"We definitely had to work really hard at being a couple because we're both incredibly, painfully stubborn, and we're pretty much opposites," Shepard, 44, tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week's ...

and just working hard, mom-ing hard and going out and being with people I love who just make me feel really good," she says. "I wake up with my heart full every day so that's all I can ask for ...

Throughout the past couple of months, you don’t have to try very hard to find updates detailing how newly-installed policies, rollbacks, funding freezes and general ideologies are negatively impacting ...

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 ...

But you know what? I’ve changed my tune a bit. The reality is that a lot of people who are higher earners get there via hard work and sacrifices. And for some people, it means taking a risk ...

If so, then how come people, and even animals, often prize things that require hard work for no additional payoff? Why is being hard-to-get a route to value? Anyone who has labored hard for ...