kitUP
Home Psychology
More than a summary

Small Victories, Not Big Goals, Carry You Forward

kitUP Originals

15 min 16 languages Read or listen
Get Started
Short summary

What's it about?

Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer analyzed 12,000 work diaries from 238 professionals and discovered the real engine of motivation: not bonuses, not praise, but the feeling of progress on meaningful work. Their Progress Principle reveals that our inner barometer measures direction, not distance. Yet when managers ranked motivators, supporting progress landed dead last. The strongest lever was the least visible. BJ Fogg's micro-celebration research confirms the fix: make the invisible wheel visible, and it wants to keep turning.

You'll learn:

- Why setbacks hit harder than equivalent advances

- How a one-sentence progress log rewires motivation

- The rescue-win protocol for closing bad days forward

Psychology
Same category

The Psychology shelf

Comparing Their Storefront to Your Behind-the-Scenes
Comparing Their Storefront to Your Behind-the-Scenes
15 minTaking a Break Isn't Laziness, It's Strategy
Taking a Break Isn't Laziness, It's Strategy
15 minYou Think You're Gaining What You Steal from Sleep
You Think You're Gaining What You Steal from Sleep
15 minExercise for Your Brain, Not Your Body
Exercise for Your Brain, Not Your Body
15 minPerfectionism Is Not a Virtue, It's a Handbrake
Perfectionism Is Not a Virtue, It's a Handbrake
15 minDon't Give Up Everything Just Because You Missed One Day
Don't Give Up Everything Just Because You Missed One Day
15 min

Start listening. Ideas are waiting for you.

Join a learning community of over 37 million people. Fill your daily routine with the world's best ideas.

Get Started