Motivation
Subject in Self-Improvement
Motivation has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Huberman Lab. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Masud HusainProfessor of Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, expert on motivation and apathy, author of Our Brains, Our Selves
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
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
Podcasts
- Huberman Lab · 1 episode
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.