What Masud Husain has said about Motivation
2 quotes · 1 episode · Aug 24, 2026
Masud Husain, Professor of Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, expert on motivation and apathy, author of Our Brains, Our Selves, has been quoted on Motivation 2 times in 1 episode of Huberman Lab, most recently on August 24, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Husain recommends planning one's day or week in advance because every on-the-fly decision carries a brain energy cost.
“Every decision has a cost in terms, as we've seen, the brain having to put in, invest fuel to make that decision”
Huberman Lab: How to Improve Motivation & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Masud Husain (Aug 24, 2026) · Listen from 33:51
Husain advises breaking large projects into smaller tasks to lower the activation energy required to start.
“What if you could break it down into smaller tasks which bring down that mountain, the activation energy required to get that small thing done?”
Huberman Lab: How to Improve Motivation & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Masud Husain (Aug 24, 2026) · Listen from 33:04
Episodes
How to Improve Motivation & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Masud HusainHuberman Lab · Aug 24, 2026 · 2 h 21 min
Andrew Huberman and Oxford neurologist Masud Husain discuss the neuroscience of motivation, apathy, dopamine, effort-reward decisions, attention, ADHD, and Alzheimer's resilience.
Masud Husain on other topics
- Dopamine · 3 quotes
- Alzheimer's disease · 3 quotes
- Effort-reward decision making · 2 quotes
- Apathy · 2 quotes
- Attention · 1 quote
- Multiple sclerosis · 1 quote
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder · 1 quote
- Parkinson's disease · 1 quote