Why We Do What We Do

Why We Do What We Do

The Lisa Show

Social Media Fasting and the Blue Ridge Parkway

Episode: Social Media Fasting and the Blue Ridge Parkway

  • May 20, 2021 12:00 pm
  • 19:49 mins

Have you ever wondered why you make certain decisions? For example, why do you prefer a job that pays less and is closer to home versus one that pays more and is farther from home? Or why do you refuse to exercise even though you know it’s good for you? Luckily, we have someone with us today who can explain what motivates our decision making and why. Here with us today is Dr. Roni Beth Tower, a psychologist from Yale University to discuss internal and external, conscious and unconscious forces that affect our choices and how to train our brains to identify our sources of motivation.