Adam Grant

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2,364 appearances 12 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 11 Aug

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ReThinking · Why a digital detox won’t reset your attention span with Gloria Mark · 9 Jun 2026 podcast

And I I know I I've experienced that running on the treadmill, for example. matched

I don't like running. matched

And yet what I've tried to do is number one, give myself a favorite task or treat afterward when I hit my running goal. matched

And number two, pair it with a favorite TV show that. matched

I'm only allowed to watch when I'm on the treadmill. matched

And over time, I don't want to say I've started to look forward to running, but it's less aversive and I find myself sticking with the habit more. matched

And I think there's something there. matched

It reminds me a little bit of of Katie Milkman's work on temptation bundling, where she would lock a favorite audiobook or movie at the gym, and then you had to go to get the reward. matched

And I don't think that should be the ongoing way that we motivate. matched

But I think initially, right, if if that act of effort is really matched

Taxing to associate it with something more positive maybe shifts our view of it a little bit. matched

I don't know. matched

What do you think? matched

I think that's right. matched

Um Gloria, it's been such a pleasure to have you on. matched

Thank you for coming to Rethinking. matched

Rethinking is hosted by me, Adam Grant. matched

The show is produced by Ted with Cosmic Standard. matched

Our producer is Jessica Glazer, our editor is Alejandra Salazar, our engineer is Asia Pilar Simpson, our technical director is Jacob Winnick, and our fact-checker is Paul Durbin. matched

Our team includes Eliza Smith, Roxanne Hilash, Ben Ben Chang, Julia Dickerson, Tonsika Sungmanivong, and Whitney Pennington Rogers. matched

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