@QiaochuYuan Do an extended fast. It’s the most effective treatment for depression, will re-wire your brain, jack up plasticity and flood you with BDNF, which is more effective than serotonin for mood. Or, the natural way: find an enemy.
@eshear An interesting experiment would be to keep an updated index of every students grades in a visible part of the classroom
competition is never tapped as a motivation source in academia unlike sports
lot of alpha in making students care more