Behavioral activation
Subject in Mental Health
Behavioral activation has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Modern Wisdom. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Spencer GreenbergMathematician, entrepreneur, founder of ClearerThinking.org and co-author of the book 12 Levers
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
Podcasts
- Modern Wisdom · 1 episode
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.