{"id":13098,"date":"2021-03-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/?p=13098"},"modified":"2021-03-25T23:35:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T07:35:57","slug":"neuroscience-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/23\/neuroscience-motivation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Neuroscience of Motivation"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the last lesson<\/a>, I shared why it was important to think about success in terms of systems, not inspiration. This isn\u2019t because motivation isn\u2019t important\u2014rather it\u2019s because motivation is itself a kind of system. If you can understand it, you can change it.<\/p>\n

Success as systems may not be so dramatic, but the results speak for themselves. The steady accumulation of wealth, building of fitness and acquisition of skills aren\u2019t going to lead to any Oscar-worthy moments, but the outcome is a better life. Provided, of course, you master the processes that lead to them.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, a major challenge in making progress is that our brains simply aren\u2019t designed for a lot of the long-range goal-setting that\u2019s necessary for success.<\/p>\n

How Motivation Works Inside Your Brain<\/h2>\n
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