2845: What Is Motivation? You’ve Probably Been Thinking About It All Wrong by Nir Eyal
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement
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What Is Motivation?
If we depend on feeling motivated to do what we don't feel like doing, we'll never accomplish hard-to-achieve goals. A fascinating study on freshwater snails found the creatures could make complex decisions with only two brain cells. When our brains register that discomfort, it spurs us to put on a coat and then take it off again. The body's desire to maintain homeostasis governs all sorts of bodily functions both conscious and unconscious.
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