Why We Quit Too Soon, and How to Keep Going

Why We Quit Too Soon, and How to Keep Going

From Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel by LinkedIn

March 30, 2026 · 29 min

About this episode

Jessi Hempel and Nir Eyal discuss how limiting beliefs affect motivation and how changing our narratives can lead to better outcomes.

Do you think of your beliefs as immutable facts? If so, you might be holding yourself back. In this episode of Hello Monday, Jessi Hempel sits down with Nir Eyal, bestselling author whose work sits at the intersection of psychology, technology, and human potential. His latest book, Beyond Belief, explores how the stories we tell ourselves shape our motivation, and how changing those stories can change our outcomes. In this conversation, Jessi and Nir explore how limiting beliefs take hold, why our brains default to helplessness, and how we can challenge the narratives that keep us stuck. Jessi and Nir discuss: Why beliefs should be treated as tools, not truths How limiting beliefs undermine motivation and progress The “motivation triangle” and why belief is essential to action Why we often quit too early, and what a famous rat experiment reveals about persistence A practical method for questioning assumptions and collecting new perspectives Why visualization can actually hurt motivation, and what to do instead The difference between pain and suffering, and why separating the two matters At the heart of Nir’s work is a simple idea: our minds default to safety and survival, not…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jessi Hempel, Jessi

Guest: Nir Eyal

Topics covered

  • beliefs
  • motivation
  • psychology
  • human potential
  • narratives
  • persistence

Keywords

  • limiting beliefs
  • motivation triangle
  • visualization
  • pain vs suffering

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Beyond Belief

Books & works: Beyond Belief

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