motivation is a key ingredient in successfully changing our lives. We learn about the science of motivation, so that we can set smarter goals and actually reach them. I've known ielet since i was a postocx studyingthe science of decision making. And her research has had a big personal impact on me. To get yourself to think more abstractly about your gols, you need to ask many why questions. De i want to sina for jim membership. Why? Because i want to start running. Why? Cause i want to be healthier, and so on. Every wy question makes you a bit more abstract. Now stop hthe wy on the level where it's
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Dr. Ayelet Fishbach is a professor of psychology, and an expert on the science of motivation. She'll teach us how to set smarter goals, and give us science-based strategies to help us reach them.
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