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Neuroscientist: "This Simple Skill Will Keep You Motivated" | Andrew Huberman - YouTube
July 25, 2023 at 3:00:29 PM PDT * - permalink -- 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.
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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrIS_RQJmCU
