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Why motivation doesn't work the same way for executive function

I can work twelve hour days on something I care about but cannot make myself return a simple phone call and people think I am choosing to be difficult.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The ability to sustain intense focus in areas of interest does not translate to capacity for arbitrary or socially demanded tasks.

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