Introduction

Our motivational hard wiring is notoriously short sighted, failing to spur us on for rewards that will take months and years to reach. There are two different kinds of reasons we might fail to motivate ourse. The first could be because the object of our goals just isn't rewarding enough. Second, there might be something clearly aversive in the way of our progress. This can be fears, as someone who hants to deliver a great speech but suffers from stage fright certainly knows. More commonly, it's drudgery, effort, or just boredom.