The Misleading Myth of Motivation
Briefly

The majority of motivated action is heritable but environmentally influenced, and the brain's reward system can help modify negative perceptions of behavior.
Feelings of helplessness can lead to surrendering our will to external forces, revealing the limits of our motivational influence.
Experiments show that decisions occur neurologically before we consciously pick an option, suggesting a limited control over our actions.
The brain's distinct neural pathways evaluate rewards, where dopamine release enhances motivation to act, implying inherent mechanisms behind our motivational patterns.
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