Do You F*cking Mind?

307. The Neuroscience of Willpower: How to train your brain to do hard tasks

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Your brain does what you teach it to do – so I'm going to take you through the neuroscience of willpower, and how to get yourself doing tough tasks. And I don't just mean running a marathon, it could even just be unlearning habits that aren't helping you life your best life. Let's get into it.

LINKS:

  • Listen to my episode 'Your Pain and Discomfort is Your Ticket to the Life You Want' at https://pod.fo/e/1f82eb
  • Watch/Listen to Andrew Huberman’s interview with David Goggins on the Huberman Lab podcast titled ‘How to Build Immense Strength’ at https://bit.ly/3SOcZ8z
  • Read 'The Tenacious Brain: How the Anterior Mid-Cingulate Contributes to Achieving Goals' Touroutoglou A, Andreano J, Dickerson BC, Barrett LF. The tenacious brain: How the anterior mid-cingulate contributes to achieving goals. Cortex. 2020 Feb;123:12-29. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2019.09.011. Epub 2019 Oct 9. PMID: 31733343; PMCID: PMC7381101. At https://bit.ly/3wn9DBU
  • Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group .
  • Follow @dyfmpodcast on IG 
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