What Actually Motivates People, and Is America Losing Its Edge?

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Vox Media Podcast Network

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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In today’s Office Hours, Scott answers listener questions on how motivation develops in young people, whether social safety nets dampen ambition, and what the rise of private members-only clubs says about inequality and community. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to officehours@profgmedia.com, or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:42.0	Support for the show comes from OnePassword. A password manager should be the first security purchase you make for your team. Why? Because compromised passwords are the number one
0:46.9	way bad actors attack companies, and small businesses are their favorite targets. But unlike a lot
0:52.2	of security challenges, passwords actually have a pretty simple solution.
0:56.6	OnePassword lets you manage all your business credentials
0:59.2	so you can feel confident that your data stays secure as your company grows.
1:03.8	Find out more at OnePassword.com slash podcast offer
1:08.2	and start securing every login.
1:14.6	Thank you. slash podcast offer and start securing every login. Support for the show comes from one password. A password manager should be the first
1:18.9	security purchase you make for your team. Why? Because compromised passwords are the number one way
1:23.9	bad actors attack companies and small businesses are their favorite targets.
1:28.4	But unlike a lot of security challenges, passwords actually have a pretty simple solution.
1:33.4	OnePassword lets you manage all your business credentials so you can feel confident that your
1:37.7	data stays secure as your company grows. Find out more at OnePassword.com slash podcast offer and start securing every login.
1:53.0	Welcome to Office Hours with Prop G.
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