Most of us have a love-hate relationship with New Year’s resolutions. We love that feeling of a fresh start. But we hate how our commitments seldom make it to Valentine’s Day.

So what if this year we had an expert teach us how to do it right? 

Ayelet Fishbach is that expert. She’s a social psychologist at the University of Chicago and author of the book, Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation.

In this interview, we talk about how to choose goals that energize us and how to pair them with incentives that keep us motivated. We also discuss a system for simultaneously working on multiple goals. Finally, we learn about the power of social support and how we can get it.

Episode Links

Immediate Rewards Predict Adherence to Long-term Goals

The Structure of Intrinsic Motivation

You Think Failure is Hard? So Is Learning From It

Slacking in the Middle

Pursuing Goals with Others

Marie Curie and Pierre Curie

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

 The Team

Learn more about host, Gayle Allen, and producer, Rob Mancabelli, here.

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