Why “Just Do It” Just Doesn’t Do It for You

“Just do it!”“Do Something!”“Act now!”“Ready, Fire, Aim!”We are surrounded, on a day-to-day basis, by the exhortation to act. Hustle, hustle, hustle, get a move on, get going. Whether its a friend giving us advice or a multi-million dollar ad campaign, everyone seems to be telling us – in the vaguest way possible – to get off our butts and go do something. Any-thing.New research out of the University of

September 15 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: action, brain, doing, mental, motivation, priming, todo-list | 15 comments»