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Learn to Derive Reward From Effort Itself
Train yourself to associate dopamine and reward with friction, strain, and effort rather than only with the end result. Avoid spiking dopamine before or after hard effort, and use self-talk during difficult work to frame the effort itself as the rewarding part and something you are choosing to do.
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“Learn to spike your dopamine from effort itself. One straightforward example of learning to attach dopamine to effort and strain, as opposed to a process or a reward that naturally evokes dopamine release is so-called intermittent fasting.”
huberman · Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction · Sep 27, 2021 · 1:47:39 · open ↗
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