The Psychology of Discipline: Pull vs. Push Motivation Explained

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]You talked about pull motivation. So >> versus push.

[00:00:04]>> Yeah. Versus push. So pull motivation is positive emotion. It's the manifestation of the same dopamineergically mediated positive emotion that indicates the existence of a valuable store of treasure. And so that's kind of a quest issue. It's like so we're wired so that we feel enthusiasm when we see ourselves moving towards a valuable goal. You said you're not a guru and what that means in in part is that you're encouraging people to believe that there is a goal and that goals are worthwhile but they have to come up with the goals themselves. That's right. Right. Right.

[00:00:44]Well, that's >> has to be life on their terms, not mine.

[00:00:46]>> Absolutely. Well, it's partly because they need to establish their own conditions for satisfaction and they have to do that in consequence of their own contemplation.

[00:00:55]>> Yes.