What Spencer Greenberg has said about Behavioral activation
1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 10, 2026
Spencer Greenberg, Mathematician, entrepreneur, founder of ClearerThinking.org and co-author of the book 12 Levers, has been quoted on Behavioral activation once in 1 episode of Modern Wisdom, most recently on October 10, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Greenberg says behavioral activation shows that scheduling enjoyable activities can generate positive thoughts in depressed people.
“just getting them to do more positive activities that they really enjoy actually tends to produce more positive thoughts”
Modern Wisdom: The Only 12 Lessons Buried In Every Self-Help Book - Spencer Greenberg - #1161 (Oct 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:12:02
Episodes
The Only 12 Lessons Buried In Every Self-Help Book - Spencer Greenberg - #1161Modern Wisdom · Oct 10, 2026 · 1 h 27 min
Spencer Greenberg tells Chris Williamson how hundreds of self-help techniques reduce to 12 psychological levers, covering values, habits, fear, overthinking, productivity and willpower.
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