🎙️Episode 018: Motivation, Meaning, and Momentum

🎓 Education

Motivation isn’t magic — it’s built intentionally by helping students understand the why, balancing intrinsic drive with meaningful feedback.

💰 Economics

A new AP-NORC poll shows many Americans are skipping year-end charitable giving as inflation and financial pressure squeeze household budgets.

🏀 Sports | Phoenix Suns

The Suns’ Season of Giving highlighted how teams can make a lasting community impact beyond wins and losses.

🏈 Sports | NFL Playoffs

Wildcard weekend is here, with the Packers hoping to overcome injuries and make a deep postseason run.

🔱 College Football | ASU

Arizona State rewarded its rapid turnaround by extending coach Kenny Dillingham and investing heavily in long-term program stability.

🧠 Not a Sponsor

Showing up and sticking to fundamentals still matter — in education, sports, charities, and rebuilding years.

🍳 Productivity

Skipping breakfast often reflects busy, high-stress lifestyles rather than laziness, shaping energy and eating patterns throughout the day.

🥽 Technology

Virtual reality is helping seniors connect, reminisce, and build community by turning shared experiences into conversation starters.

📺 Entertainment | Streaming

Landman on Paramount+ explores power, pressure, and consequences in the modern West Texas oil industry.

🎮 Entertainment | Gaming

The Outer Worlds 2 delivers a humor-filled RPG experience that rewards patience, exploration, and curiosity.

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Sources:

Education

https://theeducatorsroom.com/the-ethics-and-craft-of-student-motivation/

Economics

https://apnews.com/article/poll-giving-charity-givingtuesday-571ae1e6be08bc506cc818956227079d

Sports

https://www.nba.com/suns/news/phoenix-suns-deliver-smiles-in-2025-season-of-giving

https://www.nfl.com/playoffs/bracket

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/kenny-dillingham-contract-extension-arizona-state-coach-michigan-interest/

Productivity

https://www.thekitchn.com/what-psychology-says-about-skipping-breakfast-23763094

Technology

https://apnews.com/article/virtual-reality-senior-living-social-isolation-b20dc156f4aa0735d7f0cc7558de9bfc

Entertainment 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14186672/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outer_Worlds_2

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