Schlagwort: Motivation

  • Sport in winter Why exercise is so effective now and also benefits your social life

    Sport in winter Why exercise is so effective now and also benefits your social life

    Whether it’s ice skating, indoor swimming, jogging or even cycling. Sport in winter is a huge investment. For your well-being, your body and your social life. Riedlingen/Germany, January 6, 2025 Especially after the Christmas period, when there were often cosy hours, it is often difficult to get out into the cold, rain and fresh air…

  • Faster escape from the escape room Financial bonus boosts the performance of creative teams

    Faster escape from the escape room Financial bonus boosts the performance of creative teams

    Does money boost motivation when teams have to solve complex problems? Researchers from the universities of Ulm, Munich and Tilburg have investigated this in a large-scale field study. They observed over 1000 teams in escape rooms who had to solve tricky puzzles under time pressure and work together in an innovative and solution-orientated way. Their…

  • Effortless robot movements

    Effortless robot movements

    Humans and animals move with remarkable economy without con-sciously thinking about it by utilizing the natural oscillation patterns of their bodies. A new tool developed by researchers at the Tech-nical University of Munich (TUM) can now utilize this knowledge for the first time to make robots move more efficiently. Munich, 11, 18, 2024. Four-legged animals…

  • More job satisfaction through fewer smartphones

    More job satisfaction through fewer smartphones

    One hour less of the average three and a quarter hours we spend on our smartphones every day contributes to our mental health. But it also makes us happier and has a motivating effect on our work and therefore our own productivity. This has now been shown in a study by the German Centre for…