effort paradox
concept
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first heard Mar 2026
last heard 6 Aug
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Psychological concept describing paradox of avoiding effort
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentMolly WattsAlcohol Minimalist: Mindful Drinking & Behavior Change · Think Thursday: The Effort Paradox · 2:10 · 6 Aug
…Researchers use the term effort paradox to describe a curious tension in how we evaluate effort and rewards.…
Molly WattsAlcohol Minimalist: Mindful Drinking & Behavior Change · Think Thursday: The Effort Paradox · 1:49 · 6 Aug
…That is just what we're going to be talking about on today's episode, the effort paradox, effort justification, and the sunk cost effect.…
Gemma SpeckThe Psychology of your 20s · 403. How to do hard things (using psychology) · 6:40 · 4 Apr
…And the answer is that the feeling of doing hard things that exert us is something that we actually value as humans that is something that actually we do need more of in our lives it all comes down to this thing known as the effort paradox the more effort we put into something the more we value it.…
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