Motivation is Overrated: Here’s What Works Instead

On the power of showing up and behavioral activation

Brad Stulberg
5 min readJun 1, 2022

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Conventional wisdom says that positive thinking, enthusiasm, and inspiration are key to living a good and productive life. But that’s not entirely true, at least not according to the latest psychological science. A more accurate representation of the relationship between motivation and…

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Brad Stulberg

Bestselling author of The Practice of Groundedness (https://buff.ly/3vAnErK). Co-Creator of The Growth Equation. Coach to executives, entrepreneurs, and MDs.