Chapter 11: Mixed Motivation
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On “The Good Place” Eleanor can’t make up points while that’s her main motivation, Chidi can’t fall in love unless he’s sure he has the right motivation, and Jason has purity of motivation and no ability to translate it into appropriate action. On the podcast, Jon and Rebecca explore when pure motivation might necessary and when mixed motivations or even bad motivations are just fine! Find complete show notes for the episode here!
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