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Why you feel stuck — and how to get motivated

Shannon Odell · TED

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About

Many of us have experienced feeling stuck. People often report feeling highly motivated at the start and end of a project, but the middle can feel untethered. It can happen when tackling something as simple as a term paper or as monumental as social inequality or the climate crisis. So, are there ways to get unstuck? Shannon Odell digs into the psychology of overcoming your motivational obstacles. [Directed by Avi Ofer, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Stephen LaRosa].

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Shannon Odell
Year
2025
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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