How to Improve Our Motivational Quality

New Years Insights from Andrew Huberman, Scott Barry Kaufman, and Karma Yoga

Hello friends and creative spirits, and welcome back to the Weekly Wisdom Newsletter, where it is my great joy to bring you beautiful quotes and questions to spark reflection and awaken potential. I hope you make some beautiful connections this year!

To ring in the Gregorian' New Year, some (1) science, (2) psychology, and (3) spirituality of motivational quality. This week, we ask: WHY do we want what we want? HOW do we improve the quality (and effectiveness) of our motivations?

I see a lot of college students who are burnt out by their sophomore year. I see other perfectionist-leaning people punishing themselves (myself included) for not doing the work “well enough.” I hope this piece helps.