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Avoid Rewarding Yourself After Effort

Do not rely on rewards given after hard work to make exercise, studying, or other effortful activities more appealing. Post-effort rewards may reduce the activity’s own dopamine response and weaken future motivation.

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“However, I will caution you against saying to yourself, I hate exercise, or I hate studying, or I hate this person, but I love the reward I give myself afterward. Later, we're going to talk about how rewards given afterward, actually make the situation worse.”

huberman · Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction · Sep 27, 2021 · 45:43 · open ↗

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