<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Mood regulation is the architecture beneath... > Mood regulation is the architecture beneath behavior because emotional state changes which actions appear available, urgent, rewarding, or impossible. Willpower is only one control surface. Environment, routine, relationship, physiology, and meaning also govern the system. **Source:** [[livestreams/Mood Regulation and the Architecture of Behavior - Workbook|Mood Regulation and the Architecture of Behavior]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Mood regulation is the architecture beneath behavior because emotional state changes which actions appear available, urgent, rewarding, or impossible. Willpower is only one control surface. Environment, routine, relationship, physiology, and meaning also govern the system.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-mood-regulation-architecture-meaning-govern-system ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->