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  2. Motivation - Wikipedia

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    Effort is the physical and mental energy invested when exercising an ability. [35] It depends on motivation and high motivation is associated with high effort. [36] The quality of the resulting performance depends on the ability, effort, and motivation. [32] Motivation to perform an action can be present even if the action is not executed.

  3. Demanding the Impossible - Wikipedia

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    "'Demanding the impossible: A History of Anarchism' by Peter Marshall (Book Review)". The London Review of Books. Vol. 14, no. 4. p. 6. ISSN 0260-9592. ProQuest 1292908167. Ward, Colin (January 31, 1992). "Blowing Away the State — Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism by Peter Marshall". The Times Educational Supplement (3944): 27.

  4. Longtermism - Wikipedia

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    Philosopher William MacAskill defines longtermism as "the view that positively influencing the longterm future is a key moral priority of our time". [2] [6]: 4 He distinguishes it from strong longtermism, "the view that positively influencing the longterm future is the key moral priority of our time".

  5. THE END - HuffPost

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    have read much about the history of the mid-twentieth century—or about the ways the Founders set up our freedoms to save us from the kinds of tyranny they knew could emerge in the future. High school students, college students, recent graduates, activists from all walks of life, have a sense that something overwhelming has

  6. Self-worth theory of motivation - Wikipedia

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    However, older students commonly miss the chance of receiving synergy effect as they abstain from putting in much effort due to the “threat of humiliation” which failure can yield. [12] To majority of the failure-avoidant students, self-worth comes from the attainment of performance and the performance depends on their ability. [13]

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  8. Effort heuristic - Wikipedia

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    The effort heuristic is a mental rule of thumb in which the quality or worth of an object is determined from the perceived amount of effort that went into producing that object. In brief, the effort heuristic follows a tendency to judge objects that took a longer time to produce to be of higher value. [ 1 ]

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    Welcome to the Wikipedia Language Reference Desk Archives; The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current reference desk pages.