Why is It Better to Do Things You Love? It is known that when we try and do something willingly,
the prefrontal cortex works much better.
The prefrontal cortex is the area of the brain responsible for motivation. Motivation increases when we engage in something we enjoy.
The structure responsible for regulating emotions is deep in the brain and is called
the limbic system. From it, the signals come to the prefrontal cortex, "I like doing this! I enjoy this!"
Yet when the signals from the limbic system are "I don't like it!", the prefrontal cortex pretty much stops working. So motivation falls and productivity goes down.
