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May 2022
1h 3m

Maximize Your Motivation: Dopamine, Disc...

RICK HANSON, PH.D., FORREST HANSON
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We all have things we want to accomplish in life, but having goals or knowing we should be doing something is often not nearly enough to get us to actually sustain our efforts in getting where we want to go. Today on Being Well, Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson explore how to optimize our motivation. They discuss the brain's dopamine system, and distinguish motiv ... Show More
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