The tension in the room is palpable as your professor passes back the exams. It was a notoriously difficult midterm, and you pored over your notes for days in hopes of getting an A. “I didn’t study,” ...

When deciding if something is worth the effort, whether you’ve already exerted yourself or face the prospect of work changes your calculus. That’s what we found in our new research, published in the ...

Joe E. Gonzales was 8 years old when he received his first lesson in the value of hard work. His mother told him to build a shoeshine box and make use of it. She wanted him to learn "you have to work ...