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Bek Gray, a 33-year-old healthcare professional, uses sticker charts to motivate herself for tasks like going to the gym, an increasingly popular trend among adults as Google searches for the term reached a five-year high.
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Birmingham, England; London, England; Tübingen, Germany; Sheffield, England; Southern Denmark
Who
Bek Gray, Lucy Mountain, Kou Murayama, Thomas Webb, Nikos Ntoumanis
What
Bek Gray, a 33-year-old healthcare professional, uses sticker charts to motivate herself for tasks like going to the gym, an increasingly popular trend among adults as Google searches for the term reached a five-year high.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:02:00 GMT · 4h 48m ago
Where
Birmingham, England; London, England; Tübingen, Germany; Sheffield, England; Southern Denmark ·
Why
Adults are using sticker charts to provide a tangible reward system for achieving goals, which psychologists explain taps into basic human motivation for rewards and a sense of accomplishment for short-term objectives.
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How this affects you
The use of sticker charts by adults is growing in popularity as a self-motivation tool, leading to increased sales for businesses like Silly Little Star Charts, while experts acknowledge their effectiveness in creating short-term motivation and accountability.
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