In this episode, Dr. Heap begins by discussing the impact digital technology/supernormal stimuli has on your ability to learn and enjoy life.  She ends the episode by introducing an exercise called the something new card shuffle (she uses a set of cards when meeting with people in person) to discover new opportunities for fun and interest in your life. 

This episode is meant to follow the YouTube video on dopamine, supernormal stimuli and natural rewards found here.

In this episode, Dr. Heap begins a series of podcasts on building natural rewards into your day starting with savoring what is going well!

This is podcast in meant to follow the YouTube recording of SESSION THREE on how natural rewards and supernormal stimuli impact your willpower.

Follow this link over to YouTube and check out the introduction to our new topic on how to avoid weakening the willpower you already have, manage distress in an effective way and boost satisfaction in daily life by pursing natural rewards.

This is the last episode the maximzing willpower series.  Dr. Heap briefly discusses putting in place rewards and penalties for sticking to (or not sticking to) your goals.

Sometimes intrinsic motivation fails us and it can be helpful to have an extrinsic back up plan!

In this episode, Dr. Heap discuss how to use primes to effectively autopilot towards small changes that will help you make progress towards your goals.

We need to strike a balance when it comes to using our signature strengths!  If you look at some of your darn it's (willpower failures) an over use or under use of a signature strength may be at the root of the problem.  Discovering how to strike an "optimal use" balance can be part of your implementation intentions that will help make more progress towards your goals.

You can check out the definitions of overuse, underuse and optimal use of each strength in the VIA here.  

This podcast is an expansion of material covered in this 40 Min YouTube video.

In this episode, Dr. Heap discusses how a health distraction list can be very effective when trying to resist strong impulses/emotions/thoughts that make you stop tracking towards your goals

Goal researchers have consistently found, the last several decades, that a simple exercise of forming "implementation intentions" for important goals can double your success in goal achievement.

In this episode, Dr. Heap walks you through the easy process of automating towards your goals by forming both reactive and proactive implementation intentions.

This podcast is a follow up to a YouTube video on Maximizing Willpower found here.

Other people can have a dramatic impact on how much willpower you have during the day.  If you have a somewhat toxic person in your orbit, then you will want to strategize on how to decrease their impact on your mood and motivation.  You also want to keep the positive and uplifting people in the mix of your daily life to elevate and inspire you. 

In this episode, Dr. Heap discusses mirror neurons, black holes and go to people with willpower in mind.

This episode builds upon concepts discussed in a 45 minute YouTube video on how to maximize success by maximizing your daily willpower.