A love for thinking brings benefits way beyond school and work
Having a passion for mental effort – a trait that’s distinct from being intelligent – has some wide-ranging upsides
by Josephine Zerna
Josephine Zerna is a postdoctoral researcher of cognitive-affective neuroscience in the Faculty of Psychology at Dresden University of Technology in Germany. She studies individual differences in effort perception and wellbeing.
Written by Josephine Zerna