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Activation Energy for Life

You probably already know what you need to do. Exercise. Save money. Start the project. Make the call. Change the habit. So why can getting started feel harder than the thing itself?

In this episode of Quest for Success Podcast, we take the scientific idea of activation energy out of the chemistry lab and put it to work in your everyday life. You'll discover why small barriers can keep you stuck, why simply starting can create momentum, and how ideas from psychology such as implementation intentions, the Zeigarnik Effect, and expectancy-value theory can help explain the gap between wanting…

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