Nicola Grissom Comments on How Small Rewards Drive Big Achievements
In the Minnesota Daily piece “Opinion: Romanticizing life motivates us,” Nicola Grissom, faculty, comments on motivation and the concept of romanticizing life. She explains that long-term goals can be difficult for our brains to tackle because humans are naturally wired to respond to smaller and immediate rewards.
Grissom emphasizes the importance of training your brain to stay motivated for bigger tasks by focusing on the smaller things that lead up to them. She also highlights the value of aligning your efforts with what genuinely motivates you so you can stay on track toward achieving the goals that truly matter to you.
Nicola Grissom, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, and director of the NeuroGOAL Lab at the University of Minnesota.
Composed by Madison Stromberg, communications assistant.
