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Hi, Matt here. One area of study that fascinates me is motivation. A while back, I spoke with my

colleague, Suu Kwang Huang, about what helps us

to get ourselves and others motivated to initiate and complete tasks. I found our discussion about

needs and emotions really interesting. Further, Suu Kyi shared ideas about when it is useful to

compare ourselves to others.

I put some of her advice to use in a friendly competition where I and others are striving to be more healthy,

and it really helped me to achieve my goals.

So I invite you to listen in to this Think Fast, Talk Smart, Best of episode on motivation.

So much of our communication is about motivation, motivating others and motivating ourselves.

I'm Matt Abrahams, and I teach strategic communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Welcome to Think Fast, Talk Smart, the podcast.

I am really excited to speak with Suu Kyi Huang, an associate professor of marketing at Stanford GSB.

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