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Sunday #19: May 6, 2012 – Seek and Ye Shall Find… Dopamine.
Questions. We all ask them. Of ourselves, of others, of the universe. Often those questions remain unanswered. We pose them, but we get no real responses. Sometimes we answer those questions for ourselves down the road, after we have done … Continue reading
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Tagged brain, brain chemistry, CBS News, dopmaine, Edmonton Journal, insula, Journal of Neurosience, lack of motivation, Maia Szalavitz, Michael Treadway, motivated, motivation, neurochemistry, neurotransmitter, Ryan Janslow, striatum, Time.com, unmotivated, ventromedial prefrontal cortex
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Sunday #18: April 29, 2012 – What Motivates Some People to Push Themselves?
Once again, I am writing this week’s blog rather late in the day. Almost 11 p.m. to be exact. Much as I was two weeks ago, I find myself uninspired on subject matter. I was tempted to write about the … Continue reading
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Tagged autonomy, blog, Daniel Pink, Drive, innate drive, inner drive, mastery, motivation, purpose, push yourself, writing
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Sunday #16: April 15, 2012 – Lack of Motivation or Writer’s Block?
I am writing this week’s blog rather late in the day. After 9:30 p.m. to be exact. For the first time in sixteen weeks, I have not been inspired to write anything here today. Even now, I wish I could … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, headache, hurts, lack of motivation, motivation, post, reading glasses, writer's block, writing, writing program
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