00:00 Focusing solely on the end reward undermines the pleasure derived from effort and can make future hard work less appealing.
01:09 Giving external rewards for activities that were once intrinsically enjoyable can diminish intrinsic motivation.
02:30 Cultivating a growth mindset involves accessing the rewards from effort itself, which leads to better performance.
03:41 Pursuing goals for the sake of the end reward makes the process less enjoyable and less efficient.
05:17 Embrace the pain of effort and believe that it will lead to increased dopamine release and greater pleasure in the long run.
06:15 Accessing pleasure from effort is a powerful aspect of dopamine and is available to everyone. Avoid spiking dopamine before or after effort, but instead learn to find pleasure in the effort itself.