The Science of Self

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast00:04:00 The pleasure principle00:14:18 Time Orientation00:21:51 “Baseball’s Great Experiment: Your 2017 World Series Champs."00:24:02 It’s Up to YouHear it Here - https://bit.ly/PowerOfSelfDiscipline• Another aspect of being unable to move past the present moment and plan for the future is how the neurotransmitter dopamine influences our actions. Humans abide by the pleasure principle; we seek pleasure and avoid pain whenever possible, even subconsciously. Acting self-disciplined very rarely brings you pleasure, and most of the time it actively brings some measure of pain or at least discomfort. That’s a problem. We must change the way we think about pleasure and pain, and who we want to benefit the most: in most cases, your future self.• Time orientation is yet another problem with self-discipline. Some of us are present-oriented—this will not serve you well because you won’t be able to act in the best interests of future you. Others of us are future-oriented—we think about what we want in the future and work backward to create it. This perspective meshes much better with self-discipline. In the fable of the ant and the grasshopper, the diligent ant is future-oriented and survives the winter, while the hedonistic grasshopper is present-oriented and starves.• In the end, despite all these obstacles, whether or not you have self-discipline is up to you. This is in a literal sense—the placebo effect has shown that however much you believe you have, that’s what you’ll have. This is empowering and freeing because it means there is nothing between you and what you want—besides you. It’s up to you. This is actually ultimate freedom, not restriction, as self-discipline is sometimes framed. Take it as a challenge to be overcome.#BaseballsGreatExperiment #BEINGDISCIPLINED #Dopamine #Immediacy #Patience #PLEASUREGAINED #Presentoriented #Selfdiscipline #StanfordProfessorPhilZimbardos #TimeOrientation #TimeParadox #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #PeterHollins #TheScienceofSelf #TheBrainThatWorksAgainstYou

Looking to boost your motivation and productivity? Lower your standards and raise your results with the power of action! Watch this video for some game-changing tips.Think Less; Do More: Create An Action Bias, Stop Overthinking, and Learn How to Actually Change Your Life (Live a Disciplined Life Book 15) By: Peter HollinsHear it Here - https://adbl.co/46YVcld00:00:00 Think Less, Do More00:02:07 Lower Your Standards—Yes, Really!00:09:57 Forget Perfection.00:11:43 Focus On Process, Not Outcome.00:16:29 Go With What Works.00:18:28 Action Is The Beginning Of Motivation.00:26:29 Action Creates Motivation Creates Commitment.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYZ25QSM Practical and actionable tips to overcome a lack of motivation. Get into action on command!Hey, you can't THINK and DO at the same time. I know which one I would want to do more of. What about you?Start whatever you want, and finish what you start.Think Less; Do More is your guide to actually changing your life. It's about taking action. You know it, but you just don't do it. Welcome to the guide that will get you into motion, no matter your circumstances, excuses, or distraction.This book is a psychological throwdown to your brain: shape up, or ship out! Every chapter will get you motivated, moving, or slowly sliding into the first few steps of your next task/goal. And you won't even realize it. There is no BS here, and there is no beating around the bush. This book is like rocket fuel.How to finally accomplish all the goals you've put off for years.Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with a multitude of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.The real science of changing your life. The magic of lowering your standards How action actually creates motivation and drive How to change your relationship with risk The focusing power of a "don't do" list Writing a "burner list" Use a superstructure decision model for prioritizing Your personalized ultradian rhythmsHow to resist distractions and beat all of your mental objections. #ActionBias #StopOverthinking #ArtPressfield #GrantCordone #PeterHollins #StevenPressfield #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #ThinkLess;DoMore #TwoWaysToOvercomeResistance

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcastHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3Lz7o1b• Improving our lives is difficult primarily because we lack the knowledge of how to do so and the right tools. But it’s also intrinsically difficult because of our brain’s natural weaknesses and flaws. • We can use scientifically proven general strategies for helping us achieve our goals, given our brain’s drawbacks. • One issue is that we cannot force our way out of acquired habit by willpower alone, and we cannot use neural connections that simply aren’t there. But we can build connections with every repetition until it becomes automatic. Behaviors consist of triggers, routines and rewards. We can work with this habit loop and re-engineer the habits we already have, so the desired behavior becomes easy and automatic – with time! Consistency is key.#AnthonyTrollope #AttentionManagement #AuthorJamesClear #HabitFormation #JaarsveldPottsWardle #MadoreWagner #MishraMizrenichSagar #Multitasking #Neuroplasticity #TimeManagement #UnlockYourExceptionalLife #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #PeterHollins #TheScienceofSelf

00:01:09 “What’s wrong with me?"00:01:20 Step 1: Notice How Your Body Feels00:02:26 Step 2: Notice Areas Of Tension00:03:22 Step 3: Get Specific00:05:20 Step 4: Analyze Your Mind Map00:08:14 Step 5: Make A Resolution Remember the power of action.Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcastHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3XaytgD• NLP’s rewind technique is similar and helps combat PTSD by rebooting the neurochemical pathways of the traumatized brain. An association is identified and a mismatch experience set up, where the person dwells in a safe place while watching the traumatic memory play out as though on a TV. They then experience the situation again and again, but in reverse, so they land up in a place before the trauma happened. • By reliving traumatic events, you expose yourself to trauma but in a physically dissociative way, and so you eventually fade the emotional component.#ClinicalPsychology #CPTSD #complexPTSD #DrDavidMuss #GivensInstitute #KatherineVilnrotter #MismatchExperience #Posttraumatic #PTSD #RewindTechnique #TargetLearning #Therapize #Vilnrotter #Visualize #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #HowtoTherapizeandHealYourself #TheRewindTechnique #NickTrenton

Discover the five mental hindrances to self-discipline, from animosity and laziness to anxiety and doubt. Learn how these obstacles can draw immediate focus away from long-term goals. Explore the journey of overcoming self-doubt through practical steps, highlighting the importance of discipline in achieving dreams. Buddhist philosophy offers insights on tackling these mental barriers, showing that embracing discomfort is essential for personal growth and fulfillment.

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast00:03:27 Eleanor Maguire did the classic study00:08:54 We now know that strengthening one connection can weaken others00:10:12 •Physical activity00:10:48 •Sleep 00:11:38 •Diet and nutrition00:13:22 •Omega-3 supplements00:13:39 •Consistency00:16:07 StressHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3Lz7o1b• Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to change and adapt to reflect demands from the environment. This means that neural connections can be “rewired,” and the brain can evolve, adapt, and change, not just in childhood but throughout life.• Many things affect neuroplasticity, such as stress, physical activity, sleep, illness, diet and other lifestyle factors. If we understand how to work with our brain’s innate capacity to change itself, we can use specially designed techniques to maximize on our potential. #AdultNeuroplasticity #Biwer #VisualCortex #Conklin #CowenBrowning #CoxPipingasScholey #Curcumin #Depression #DevelopingNeuronalCircuits #DLS #EffectiveLearning #EGCG #EleanorMaguire #Exercise #Fatty #FuchsFlugge #HeterosynapticPlasticity #Jenks #Karkare #Longchain #Maguire #Malvaez #Mandolesi #MotorFunction #Neural #Neuroplasticity #NeuroplasticityStress #OccipitotemporalLobectomy #Omega3 #Oolong #Plasticity #Polyphenols #REM #SinghKarkare #SuperBrain #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #PeterHollins #TheScienceofSelf #SuperBrain #Neuroplasticity

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast00:06:01 Four Steps to Letting Your Inner Sage Take Charge00:12:54 Systematic Desensitization00:19:06 Pick a Relaxation Technique00:23:18 Construct Your LadderHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3XaytgD• “Coping ahead” is a DBT technique that lets us mentally rehearse and prepare for a challenging future event so we can cope better. We identify the potentially triggering situation, identify our skills and resources, then visualize and rehearse ourselves coping calmly, relaxing while we let our inner sage direct us.• Systematic desensitization therapy is used to treat things like anxiety, phobias, OCD, and PTSD. By pairing graded exposure with relaxation techniques, old conditioning and associations are broken and new ones formed. #ANXIETY #ConstructYourLadder #DBT #Desensitization #OCD #PTSD #Relaxation #RelaxationTechnique #SystematicDesensitization #TakeCharge #Therapize #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #HowtoTherapizeandHealYourself #Anxiety #Trauma #AndCoping #NickTrenton #

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcastHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3Lz7o1b#Neocortex #Amygdala #Bancos #BrainStructure #Carabotti #ChaudryGossman #CNSPerformanceEndorphins #Cortex #Cortisol #Donnell #Dopamine #Endorphin #ENS #Gershon #HawkinsAhmad #Jawabri #JawabriSharma #Neocortex #NeocortexNeurons #Neurons #Neurotransmitter #Nguyen #Norepinephrine #Oxytocin #Pessoa #PolinaTankilevitch #RaoGershon #ReddiPhillarisetty #RoopaspreeJophyMukkadan #SequenceMemory #Serotonin #Synapses #ThauGandhiSharma #Ubuka #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #PeterHollins #TheScienceofSelf #TheUniverseInsideOurHeads

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcastHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3XaytgD• Everyone encounters stress, disappointment, loss, and even trauma. Genuine resilience comes from knowing how to manage and cope. ACT’s cognitive defusion is a way to gain psychological distance from overwhelming emotions so they can be managed. Distancing language, visualization, labeling, or the “leaves on a stream” exercise can help. • We can choose how to relate to our thoughts and feelings in different situations. We can choose not to fuse, bond, or identify with transient sensations. We can accept thoughts without clinging to or resisting them or feeling compelled to react.#ACT #ANXIETY #Beck #CBT #Defusion #Distancing #DrAaronBeck #Gah #Labeling #Therapize #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #HowtoTherapizeandHealYourself #NickTrenton #

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast00:09:31 Gabe Zicherman, author of Gamification by Design00:09:45 Essential Elements of Gamification and How to Apply Them to Your Own Learning Routines00:10:13 Goals and Rewards00:15:37 Problem-Solving 00:20:06 Feedback and Fun00:26:09 Chapter TakeawaysHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3KWyCB0• Gamification has become increasingly popular as it is proven to be an effective approach to learning by enhancing motivation, engagement, retention, and performance. By incorporating game elements into lectures, students are motivated to engage with course materials more deeply and understand/retain information better.• Gamification uses game principles like goals and quests to help people learn better. For example, you can create a quest for yourself to master a course by studying three hours each day until the exam date.• To make things easier, you can map out the entire chunk of time you have available between your starting and end points, and break down every topic into smaller chunks. You can set up rewards for yourself if you complete your daily tasks on time. The more you use gamification techniques in order to study, the more confident and motivated you will feel about passing your exam. • When we think of quests in games, we often associate them with getting a new high score or beating a boss, but these concepts can be applied to something like studying for an exam too. Rules in video games teach valuable lessons in problem-solving and planning that can be applied to any real-life situation.• Begin by viewing yourself as a survivor tackling tasks, solving puzzles, opening doors to secret lairs, and finding goals. As you gamify your situation, the primary impediment to achieving your goal becomes the challenge as you try to discover a way around it to go on.• Points, leaderboards, badges, and awards can be used for positive feedback. For completing little but significant tasks that help you reach your larger objective, points may be given. Badges are an excellent approach to provide yourself with immediate feedback.#PeterHollins #ScienceofSelf #LifelongLearner #Dopamine #GabeZicherman #Gamification #Goals #KnutsonGreer #Koepp #NPC #RPG