Hard work feels worth it, but only after it's done—new research on how people value effort
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 ...
A Poem for CUNY, the School ‘That Runs Its City’
Stephanie Pacheco, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, wrote “Dear CUNY” to celebrate the value New York’s ...
The paradox of effort: Why hard work only feels valuable sometimes
When deciding if something is worth the effort, whether you’ve already exerted yourself or face the prospect of work, changes ...
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John Koethe’s New Poetry Anthology Dives Into the Unknown
As an esteemed poet and a retired professor of philosophy at UW-Milwaukee, John Koethe kept those two worlds separate. “I ...
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Maya Prasad is the 2025 U.S. Virgin Islands Poetry Out Loud Champion
Maya Prasad, an 11th Grade student representing Good Hope Country Day School in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, was recently named the 2025 U.S. Virgin Islands Poetry Out Loud champion, […] ...
The 10 best Val Kilmer movies ranked, from the slapstick of “Top Secret!” to the soul of “Heat”
Kilmer's swan song was Top Gun: Maverick, in which he reprised his role as Tom "Iceman" Kazansky for a scene with star Tom ...
Priyanka Chopra’s Inspirational Quotes That Will Motivate You to Chase Your Dreams
"Financial independence is paramount. My mom always says that when a woman is financially independent, she has the ability to live life on her own terms. I think that was the soundest advice that I ...