Why you feel stuck — and how to get motivated

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Shannon Odell |

TED-Ed

• February 2025

Many of us have experienced feeling stuck. People often report feeling highly motivated at the start and end of a project, but the middle can feel untethered. It can happen when tackling something as simple as a term paper or as monumental as social inequality or the climate crisis. So, are there ways to get unstuck? Shannon Odell digs into the psychology of overcoming your motivational obstacles. [Directed by Avi Ofer, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Stephen LaRosa].