Name: DETOXIFICATION - How I Tricked My Brain To Start Doing The Hard Things
Uploaded: 2020-08-05T19:16:09.000Z
Duration: 10 min 19 s
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You probably clicked on this video because you are struggling to do the hard things,

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or at least the stuff you are supposed to do, be it preparing for the test you have

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to take tomorrow, or an assignment you have to submit.

But not anymore because I am going to show you a strategy that will help you to never

You will not have to force yourself to study or work.

By taking the three simple steps that you will learn in this video, preparing for that

final exam, or working on your side hustle is going to be much easier.

I have been using this recipe for years, and believe me!

And once you start implementing these three steps, everything is going to change for you.

You will finally find the willpower and motivation to do all of the things you have been procrastinating

But you have to watch this video till the end to understand all three steps, and at

the end of the video, I have something special for you.

If I would offer you one hundred dollars today or 150 bucks one year later.

Most of you would probably choose one hundred dollars now because a year from now looks

You aren't sure what's going to happen by then, so better take a hundred dollars today.

You can invest it and make much more than waiting for another year.

When something is vague and uncertain, your brain tries to avoid it at all costs because

it might consume a lot of energy, it's counterproductive since your brain is trying to optimize and

Your brain starts coming up with every excuse to delay that task.

Say you want to prepare for tomorrow's test.

You skipped many classes, and it seems unreal to read the entire book in one night.

You don't even know where to start, what are the topics you have to study first?

Your brain will give you every excuse to postpone it or avoid it entirely by saying that "your

friend is going to sit next to you and is going to help you".

Or let's take another example: every time you want to start doing something productive,

your brain jumps in and says, ' Let's make a coffee, or how about you check your Instagram

and find out who commented on your last picture.

And that's because the task that you have in front of you is vague and uncertain.

A simple way to fix that is to break that task into a few small steps.

Instead of getting ready for the test, set a goal to read just the first chapter that

It's going to be much easier to push yourself to focus for 10 minutes.

Once you are done with the first chapter, move to the next.

What I found out works the best is that, instead of setting a goal of accomplishing something,

Set a goal of working for 30 minutes, for example, and then take as much break as you

That's much better than setting a goal to study for the entire day.

But in reality, you will be procrastinating by watching YouTube videos or Netflix.

The food you eat directly impacts your brain.

And since your brain controls the rest of your body, whatever you had on breakfast will

impact your mood, willpower, and overall motivation throughout the day.

When you look at the grocery stores' shelves, most of the products are filled with sugar

In fact, sugar is named in 56 different names, such as Dextrose, Fructose, Glucose, Dextrin,

But the side effects of consuming so much sugar are severe.

In fact, one of the main reasons you are lazy and can't stay focused for a longer period

is because you have been consuming too much sugar.

But what we know for sure is that it functions through hormones or neurotransmitters.

One of them is dopamine that's responsible for your reward system.

When you socialize, have fun, grab a slice of a cake, or even get good grades, it sends

a signal to your brain and releases dopamine.

It feels good, that's why you decide to eat another slice of that cake to experience that

That's why beverage companies add a lot of sugar to their products to make you come back

There is nothing wrong with that, but when you consume more sugar than you suppose.

Your dopamine levels start spiking higher and higher, and at some point, that becomes

So things such as socializing or the satisfaction you get after submitting an assignment do

not produce enough dopamines to spike it higher since your new dopamine level is already too

In other words, you destroyed your reward system; that's why you find it difficult to

You can't even stay focused for 20 minutes, because your brain is craving for that dopamine

boost, so you quickly check your Instagram or Facebook to release those neurotransmitters.

Heroin, for example, releases even more dopamine than sugar does, that's why it's addictive.

Once you get addicted, your new dopamine level will be so high that nothing else will be

interesting enough for you to do other than consume that drug.

So how to do the hard things - control your reward system by controlling your diet.

A single coca-cola can have 40 grams of sugar and a sneaker bar 12.

An average American consumes a little over 71 grams of sugar a day when you shouldn't

Most people have destroyed their reward systems, so no matter what technique you are going

to use to stay focused, study for that test or work on your side businesses, you can't

Start by replacing all of your drinks with water or fresh juice.

If you add 2 teaspoons of sugar to your coffee, cut it by half.

Replace your sneaker bar with a banana or watermelon or other kinds of fruits.

Your dopamine level will start slowly decreasing to its normal level, and you will find it

Koalas are one of the dumbest animals out there.

I am not trying to be disrespectful ( sorry, Koalas just in case you are watching this

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