How to Force Brain to do Hard Things
Summary
TLDRThis video script delves into the psychology of motivation, exploring why activities like gaming and social media feel effortless yet productive work doesn't. It suggests eliminating distractions, understanding intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, and leveraging the brain's dopamine response to make work as engaging as play. The script offers practical strategies like environmental adjustments and changing goals to foster discipline and productivity, emphasizing the role of willpower in overcoming challenges.
Takeaways
- 🎮 Video gamers and chess Grandmasters expend significant energy during competitions, yet they feel effortless due to the stimulating nature of the activities.
- 🧠 There's a part of the brain that makes certain activities feel stimulating and effortless, similar to the experience of using TikTok or playing video games.
- 🚫 The first step to high motivation is eliminating all distractions or 'blockers' that can detract from focus and motivation.
- 🐀 The analogy of a rat climbing a mountain with cheese as distractions illustrates the dilemma between focus and temptation, which can slow down progress towards goals.
- 📈 Research shows that task-switching can significantly decrease productivity, making it crucial to maintain focus on a single task to enhance motivation and workflow.
- 🔥 Video gamers are highly motivated due to a specific type of motivation that comes from a different source, which can also be applied to work.
- 🏆 Successful individuals like professional athletes and celebrities tap into a different source of motivation, making their work feel addictive and effortless.
- 🌟 There are two types of motivation: extrinsic, which is outcome-based, and intrinsic, which is process-based and can lead to a deeper level of engagement.
- 💉 Dopamine, a neurotransmitter, plays a key role in seeking pleasure and can be harnessed to make work feel as pleasurable as leisure activities like TikTok.
- 🏥 Environmental changes, such as altering the availability of options, can significantly influence behavior more effectively than motivation alone.
- 🧘♂️ Lowering the stimulation threshold by engaging in less stimulating activities can make work feel more stimulating and desirable.
- 🏋️♂️ Discipline and the pursuit of the process, rather than the outcome, can lead to a higher level of motivation and consistency in hard work.
Q & A
Why do video gamers burn thousands of calories during championships?
-Video gamers burn thousands of calories during championships because their heart rate beats at the pace of professional athletes, indicating a high level of physical and mental exertion.
What is the psychological effect of using TikTok and video games compared to doing work?
-Using TikTok and playing video games can feel effortless and stimulating due to the release of dopamine in the brain, which makes these activities highly enjoyable and addictive, unlike work which often lacks this immediate reward system.
What does the speaker suggest to make work feel like playing video games?
-The speaker suggests learning to use the part of the brain that makes activities feel stimulating and effortless, similar to how video games and social media platforms like TikTok do.
What is the first step to unlocking 'monster level motivation' according to the script?
-The first step to unlocking 'monster level motivation' is to eliminate all blockers, which are distractions that prevent focus and motivation in achieving goals.
How does the rat in the mountain analogy relate to distractions in work?
-The rat in the mountain analogy illustrates the dilemma between staying focused on a goal and giving in to immediate temptations, like cheese, which can drain energy and slow down progress towards the goal, similar to how distractions can hinder work productivity.
What did the research experiment involving two individuals show about task switching and motivation?
-The research experiment showed that task switching made one subject four times slower than the other who worked without interruptions, indicating that distractions are significant blockers of motivation and workflow.
What are the two types of motivation described in the script?
-The two types of motivation described are extrinsic motivation, which is driven by achieving an outcome, and intrinsic motivation, which is the enjoyment of the process itself.
How can changing goals help in tapping into intrinsic motivation?
-Changing goals to focus on becoming the type of person who can achieve an outcome rather than just the outcome itself can help in tapping into intrinsic motivation, making the process of working towards the goal more enjoyable and sustainable.
What is the role of dopamine in the brain when it comes to motivation and pleasure-seeking behaviors?
-Dopamine is a neurotransmitter in the brain that drives the strong craving for pleasure and is a powerful motivator for changing behaviors, making activities that release dopamine, like using TikTok, highly addictive.
How can the environment be used to change behavior effectively?
-The environment can be used to change behavior effectively by altering what is seen and easily accessible, as demonstrated in the hospital cafeteria example where making water more convenient led to a decrease in soda sales and an increase in water sales.
What does the speaker suggest about the relationship between discipline and motivation for high-performing individuals?
-The speaker suggests that for high-performing individuals, it's not just about motivation but also discipline. They have trained themselves to pursue activities that spike higher levels of dopamine than the attainment of the reward, finding pleasure in the pursuit itself.
How does the anterior mid singulate cortex in the brain relate to willpower and pushing through pain?
-The anterior mid singulate cortex is a part of the brain that focuses on willpower, and engaging in activities that one dislikes can increase its size, thereby strengthening willpower and making it easier to commit to hard work over time.
Outlines
🎮 Unlocking Motivation Through Gaming Analogy
This paragraph explores the concept that activities like video gaming can be highly engaging and burn significant mental and physical energy without feeling like work. It introduces the idea of leveraging the brain's natural reward system, which is stimulated by dopamine, to make hard work feel effortless. The speaker promises to share methods to achieve 'monster level motivation' by eliminating blockers and tapping into intrinsic motivation, which is the drive to enjoy the process rather than just the outcome. The analogy of a rat faced with the dilemma of cheese versus reaching the mountain top illustrates the struggle between immediate gratification and long-term goals.
🔄 Environment Over Motivation: Behavioral Shifts
The second paragraph delves into how the environment can significantly influence behavior more effectively than motivation alone. It uses the example of a hospital cafeteria redesign that led to healthier food and drink choices by patients. The paragraph also touches on the power of visual cues and the idea of discipline over motivation, as exemplified by elite athletes who thrive on the pursuit rather than the outcome. It introduces the anterior mid singulate cortex, a brain region associated with willpower, which can be strengthened by pushing through discomfort. The summary concludes with the notion that hard work is inherently challenging and requires a commitment to a goal despite the pain involved.
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Keywords
💡calories
💡motivation
💡dopamine
💡intrinsic motivation
💡extrinsic motivation
💡distraction
💡addiction
💡environment
💡discipline
💡anterior mid singulate cortex
💡friction
Highlights
Gamers and chess Grandmasters expend a lot of energy during competitions, but it feels effortless due to their brain's stimulation.
The brain has a part that makes activities like video games and scrolling feel stimulating and effortless.
Eliminating blockers is the first step to unlock high-level motivation, similar to a rat's dilemma between cheese and reaching the top of the mountain.
Distractions are major blockers of motivation and workflow, as shown by an experiment where task-switching slowed productivity.
Professional athletes, speakers, and celebrities like Mr. Beast describe a similar feeling of addiction to their work as gamers do.
There are two types of motivation: extrinsic, which is outcome-based, and intrinsic, which is process-based.
Changing goals to focus on becoming the type of person who can achieve an outcome can tap into intrinsic motivation.
Dopamine, a neurotransmitter, is a key driver of our brain's craving for pleasure and motivation.
TikTok and similar activities release dopamine, creating a cycle of pleasure and addiction.
Hacking dopamine supply can make work feel as pleasurable as TikTok by adjusting what we consider stimulating.
Creating an optimal environment can change behavior more effectively than motivation alone.
A hospital's cafeteria redesign led to healthier food and drink choices by patients, demonstrating environmental influence on behavior.
The anterior mid singulate cortex, a part of the brain, focuses on willpower and can be strengthened by pushing through pain.
Elite athletes like David Goggins find pleasure in the pursuit and discipline, not just the outcome.
Hard work is often painful, but by acknowledging the challenge, one can commit to the process for the desired outcome.
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Transcripts
video Gamers burn thousands of calories
playing championships their heart rate
beating at the pace of professional
athletes in the field chess Grand
Masters use up enormous amounts of
energy playing tournaments but as
described from their own mouths it feels
effortless to them have you ever
wondered why you crave using Tik Tok and
playing video games and on the other
hand are not willing to put the same
effort into something that could
potentially change your entire life work
what if you could make doing work
exactly like playing video games using
energy but feeling effortless there's a
part in our brain that makes activities
feel stimulating and effortless just
like it does with video games and
scrolling you just need to learn how to
use that for hard work and I'm going to
show you how and I'm even going to give
you not one but multiple ways to do that
the first step to unlocking that monster
level motivation is to eliminate all the
blockers before I explain what I mean by
this imagine this you are a rat with a
goal to reach the top of the mountain to
achieve that big outcome you begin your
journey on the straightforward Ward path
to the top easy right but what if on
your way there are plates of cheese at
every step you take the very thing you
crave imagine what will happen inside
the brain of that rat he'll face a
massive dilemma between staying focused
on reaching the top and giving in to the
temptation of the cheese as he
progresses through his challenging path
starved of dopamine the temptation of
giving and only increases as he
anticipates the pleasure that will come
from taking a bite forg getting little
by little that one bite could decrease
his stamina to a point where it
potentially could be the reason he
doesn't reach his goal if that feels
relatable this is exactly what drains
your energy to work more and stay
motivated it's filled with dopamine that
distracts us from our initial Target and
every time you take a bite you slow down
and fall behind in a research experiment
experimenters took two individuals and
put them into separate rooms to complete
the same task they let subject number
one do his work in full FOC Focus
blocking all interruptions that may
occur for subject 2 while all other
conditions were the same they made him
switch from his initial task a to task B
later what they found out was surprising
that simple Act of task switching made
subject two four times slower than
subject one distractions are the biggest
blockers of motivation and workflow and
your first step is to eliminate all the
blockers think of those video Gamers
burning thousands of calories playing
tournaments and they don't even know
notice the effort they put in they're
just addicted to their work it's not
just because they're playing video games
but they're using a specific type of
motivation from a different Source
people who were able to tap into it
people who work harder than any of us
like professional athletes speakers and
even one of the most hardworking
celebrities Mr Beast describe having the
same feeling as video Gamers they don't
notice how the time passes by they just
love doing the thing they're addicted
how is a person no different than you
able to get addicted to their work that
feels so hard to you can you also get
addicted to your work just like them let
me explain what it takes to get addicted
to your work just like scrolling experts
looked closely at these winners and
found that the source from which the
winners were pulling their motivation is
different from normal people there are
two types of motivation extrinsic and
intrinsic extrinsic motivation is when
we are motivated to achieve an outcome
this is where all normal people get
their motivation from they want the
outcome intrinsic motivation on the
other hand means you're motivated to do
the process it's like listening to a
song to enjoy the song not just to
finish it the most powerful way to tap
into it is by simply changing your goals
so it's not about achieving an outcome
but becoming the type of person who
could achieve that outcome so when
things get harder and there's no hope
you won't give up because if the point
is to become that type of person then
the harder it is the better you can
build him now let's look at the science
of getting motivated science tells us
that we are wired to seek activities
that give us pleasure if is deeply
ingrained in our neural circuitry this
strong craving for pleasure is driven by
a neurotransmitter in our brain called
dopamine to understand why we're
motivated to use Tik Tok so much rather
than work and how to make working as
pleasurable as Tik Tok it's essential to
understand that the release of dopamine
is one of the powerful motivators for
changing behaviors imagine you're
scrolling on Tik Tok dopamine is
released in your brain and you
experience pleasure now your brain
Associates using Tik Tok with those good
feelings and wants to relive them again
and again as a result it craves Tik Tock
then every time you use Tik Tok and
experience satisfaction the
reinforcement of that behavior only
strengthens making you addicted to it
scary right but what if we can flip the
table and make doing work just like Tik
Tok this is how you hack your dopamine
Supply to get motivated we're constantly
pursuing highly stimulating activities
due to the nucleus accumbens in our
brain so when you starve your brain of
dopamine by sitting in your room doing
nothing it will crave getting back to
work because now working suddenly
becomes more stimulating than just
sitting in a room you have to decrease
the bar of what's stimulating to you
nowadays it's so hard for people to feel
satisfied they're quick to reach for
their phone and experience those quick
hits of dopamine the amount of
stimulation it takes for them to feel
satisfied only increases in this state
working will never motivate them but if
you can lower the bar by being
constantly bored by staring at a blank
wall meditating and not using your phone
working will suddenly feel stim ulating
to you here's how a simple adjustment
made thousands of people motivated to
act productively and how you can use it
to feel motivated in a hospital they
noticed that the patient's Health was
deteriorating at a massive rate due to
their bad eating habits no matter how
much they'd been warned about the Fatal
consequences their eating habits didn't
improve then an experienced doctor took
charge of the matter she and her
colleagues designed the hospital
cafeteria in a way to alter the patient
food choices originally the cafe was
filled with soda so they also added
water as an option there additionally
they placed baskets of water throughout
the room now water was more convenient
and easy to grab the result was quick
and they noticed that over 3 months the
soda sales decreased by 11% and water
bottle sales increased by 25% they also
made some similar changes with food and
saw similar results think of how
powerful it is they were able to change
the behavior of thousands of patients
without bringing the slightest change in
their motivation your environment
changes Behavior more effectively than
motivation does because if I hold a gun
to your head and ask you to work you'd
be motivated to work your ass off so you
just need to create an optimal
environment to get the most work done
according to experts if you want to make
yourself act in a certain way change
what you see a small shift in what you
see can lead to a big shift in what you
do so you keep your phone away from your
eyes you procrastinate less you keep
that book always in front of you you
read more almost 80% of our sensory
receptors are used on Vision so no
wonder it's true how does the world's
toughest athlete completing over 60
triathlons and Ultra triathlons stay
motivated every one of his days consists
of brutal pain but still how does he
manage to go through this consistently
where 99% of people even struggle to get
out of bed when you ask these Elites
they tell you it's not about motivation
but discipline while some of them might
be true it's not entirely accurate
they're motivated but their motivation
is different from everyone else's we
pursue the things that Spike higher
levels of dopamine than not again for
most people the reward spikes more
dopamine for them than the pursuit to
have repeated wins and to work hard
consistently your Pursuit has to be more
dopaminergic than the attainment of the
reward goggin likes the pursuit he gets
more dopamine out of pursuit and doesn't
care about the result he gets pleasure
from the friction itself goggin trained
himself to push through pain even when
not motivated recently scientists have
identified a part of the brain called
the anterior mid singulate cortex this
part focuses on the brain's willpower
and the crazy thing is when people do
what they hate it increases its size so
the more you push through pain the more
you strengthen your will and over time
it becomes easier for you to commit to
the work hard work isn't Fun and often
not pretty it's painful but by having
this great goal you sign up for this you
acknowledge that yeah it's going to suck
so you pay the price you get the outcome
otherwise you don't get it there's a
reason it's called hard work that's it
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