“Those who have racked their brains to discover new proofs have perhaps been induced to do so by a compulsion they could not quite explain to themselves. Instead of giving us their new proofs they should have explained to us the motivation that constrained them to search for them.” GivingShouldMotivationBrainShould HaveProofCompulsion Author:Georg C. Lichtenberg
“After directing awhile, you get an instinct about it, but you have to be able to trust your own feelings. Invariably, two-thirds of the way through a film, you say, "Jeezus, is this a pile of crap! What did I ever see in it in the first place?" You have to shut off your brain and forge ahead, because by that time you're getting so brainwashed. Once I commit myself to a film I commit myself to that ending, whatever the motivations and conclusions are.” WayFirstsTwoFeelingsAbleFilmMotivationBrainThirdsInstinctCommitConclusionCrapBrainwashed Book:Clint Eastwood: interviews Source: Clint Eastwood: interviews
“Motivation aside, if people get better at these life skills, everyone benefits: The brain doesn't distinguish between being a more empathic manager and a more empathic father.” PeopleIfsMotivationalMotivationFatherBrainSkillsBenefitsManagersGet BetterLife Skills Author:Daniel Goleman
“I spend several years trying to get inside the brain and heart of my subjects, listening to the interior monologues in their letters, and when I have to bridge the chasms between the factual evidence, I try to make an intuitive leap through the eyes and motivation of the person I'm writing about.” WritingTryingYearsHeartPersonsEyeMotivationBrainSubjectsListeningEvidenceLettersBridgesLeapInteriorsIntuitiveThrough The EyesFactualMonologuesChasmsHeart And Brain Author:Irving Stone
“People say, "I wish I had more motivation today, because then I would try something." But our thinking is backward. The way our brain works is that dopamine - the so-called feel-good chemical - is released the second we actually do something. So the motivation doesn't come before, it comes after.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsTryingTodayMotivationWishBrainFeel GoodChemicalsDopamine Author:Brendon Burchard
“Neural science, which is the study of the brain, tells us that we have up to one billion brain cells with thousands of branches that communicate with each other much like a complex highway system. The more we attend to something, or the more we engage in certain behaviors, the more those particular cells communicate and the pathways between them deepen. This is how our values, our beliefs, and our motivations are actually formed.” MotivationValuesBeliefBrainStudyBehaviorCommunicate Author:Tricia Rhodes
“The hypothalamus is one of the most important parts of the brain, involved in many kinds of motivation, among other functions. The hypothalamus controls the "Four F's": fighting, fleeing, feeding, and mating.” KindImportantMotivationFightingSexBrainFourInvolvedFunctionFeedingFleeingMatingHypothalamus Author:Marvin Dunnette