How To Quit ANY ADDICTION (The Strategy)

Summary

This course aims to help individuals overcome addictions by focusing on building good habits rather than avoiding bad ones. The speaker emphasizes the importance of having a strategy, like those used by groups like Alcoholics Anonymous, to increase the chances of success. The course will cover habit formation, willpower, self-discipline, and environmental changes to facilitate habit building. The speaker explains that habits can't be erased but can be altered, suggesting that replacing addictive behaviors with healthier ones can lead to a more fulfilling life without the need for the substance of addiction.

Takeaways

• 😀 Motivation alone is not enough to overcome addiction; a strategic plan is crucial.
• 📉 Most people fail to overcome addiction without a structured strategy, with only 1 in 10 Americans succeeding.
• 🤝 Groups like Alcoholics Anonymous are effective because they provide a set of rules and a battle plan.
• 🛠 The proposed strategy is to focus on building good habits instead of just avoiding bad ones.
• 🏗 The course will cover how habits are formed, how to embed them, and the importance of willpower and self-discipline.
• 🌱 Altering habits is possible by replacing the action taken when triggered, rather than trying to erase them.
• 🧠 Habits are stored in the brain and cannot be forgotten, but they can be altered to lead to healthier behaviors.
• 🏋️‍♂️ By replacing harmful habits with pleasurable and beneficial ones, the appeal of substances like pornography or drugs decreases.
• 🌟 The ultimate goal is to live a life worth living, where addiction no longer has a place.
• 🔗 The course is free, supported by patrons, and encourages viewers to become patrons for as little as $1 per month.

Q & A

What is the common issue the speaker notices among people trying to overcome addictions?

The speaker notices that people often get motivated to overcome their addictions but lack a specific strategy or plan, hoping that their motivation alone will lead to success.

What does the speaker suggest is the key to overcoming addiction?

The speaker suggests that having a strategy or plan significantly increases the chances of successfully overcoming an addiction.

Why are groups like Alcoholics Anonymous effective according to the speaker?

Groups like Alcoholics Anonymous are effective because they follow a strict set of rules and have a battle plan, which provides a structured strategy for overcoming addiction.

What is the main strategy the speaker proposes to overcome addiction?

The main strategy proposed by the speaker is to focus on building good habits instead of just avoiding the bad ones, which can transform one's lifestyle and make the addictive substance less appealing.

What will the majority of the course focus on?

The majority of the course will focus on how to build good habits, including understanding how habits work, forming them, and embedding them into one's life.

How does the speaker plan to address willpower and self-discipline in the course?

The speaker plans to include videos on willpower and self-discipline to provide the necessary resources for participants to start building good habits.

What role do the speaker's videos on changing the environment play in the strategy?

The videos on changing the environment aim to help participants optimize their physical and social surroundings to make building good habits easier.

Why is it important for participants to take action after learning from the course?

It is important for participants to take action because applying the learned strategies is crucial for building good habits and ultimately overcoming addiction.

How does the speaker explain the concept that habits cannot be erased?

The speaker explains that habits cannot be erased by using the analogy of riding a bike, emphasizing that once learned, a habit remains stored in the brain.

What does the speaker suggest as an alternative to erasing habits?

Instead of trying to erase habits, the speaker suggests altering them by replacing the action taken when a certain trigger occurs, such as replacing social media browsing with reading or exercising.

What is the ultimate goal of the strategy according to the speaker?

The ultimate goal of the strategy is to help individuals live a life worth living by developing habits that are beneficial for their health, happiness, and wealth, making the addictive substance unnecessary.

Outlines

00:00

🚀 Introduction to Overcoming Addiction Strategy

The speaker welcomes the audience to the Tamed course and sets the stage for the upcoming discussions. They highlight the common issue of individuals attempting to overcome addictions with motivation but without a concrete strategy. The speaker emphasizes the importance of having a strategy, citing the low success rate of those who try to quit without one. They introduce the course's strategy, which focuses on building good habits to replace bad ones, thereby transforming one's lifestyle to make the addiction less appealing. The course will cover topics like habit formation, willpower, self-discipline, and environmental changes to facilitate habit building. The speaker concludes by explaining that habits cannot be erased but can be altered, suggesting that replacing addictive behaviors with pleasurable, beneficial ones can lead to a healthier, happier life.

Keywords

💡Addiction

Addiction refers to a compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, despite adverse consequences. In the context of the video, addiction is the primary issue being addressed, with a focus on overcoming it through a strategic approach. The script mentions various forms of addiction such as substance abuse, pornography, and social media, highlighting the pervasive nature of addictive behaviors.

💡Motivation

Motivation is the internal drive that prompts individuals to take action towards a goal. The video script discusses how people often feel motivated to overcome their addictions but lack a concrete strategy, which is essential for long-term success. Motivation is depicted as a starting point but not sufficient on its own for overcoming addiction.

💡Strategy

A strategy in this context is a carefully planned approach to achieve a specific goal. The video emphasizes the importance of having a strategy for overcoming addiction, as opposed to relying solely on motivation. The script suggests that a strategic approach, like the one taught in groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, significantly increases the chances of successfully overcoming addiction.

💡Habits

Habits are regular patterns of behavior that are often performed unconsciously. The video script suggests that the key to overcoming addiction lies in building good habits that replace the bad ones. It discusses how habits are formed and how they can be changed or replaced, which is central to the strategy for overcoming addiction.

💡Willpower

Willpower, or self-control, is the ability to override an impulsive response in favor of a more considered, delayed response. The video script mentions that willpower and self-discipline are essential resources for building new habits, which are part of the strategy to overcome addiction.

💡Self-discipline

Self-discipline is the practice of controlling one's feelings and impulses and regulating one's own behavior. The video script includes self-discipline as a key component of the strategy to build good habits, which is necessary for the long-term success in overcoming addiction.

💡Environment

Environment, in the context of the video, refers to both physical and social surroundings that can influence behavior. The script discusses how changing one's environment can make it easier to build good habits and overcome addiction, suggesting that an optimized environment supports the formation of beneficial habits.

💡Action

Action refers to the steps taken to implement a plan or strategy. The video script emphasizes that after learning about habits, willpower, and environment, it is up to the individual to take action and apply these lessons to build good habits, which is crucial for the success of the strategy to overcome addiction.

💡Pleasurable Substitutes

Pleasurable substitutes are activities or behaviors that provide satisfaction similar to the addictive behavior but are healthier or more productive. The video script suggests that finding pleasurable substitutes for addictive behaviors is a key strategy for altering habits and making them less appealing over time.

💡Habit Loop

The habit loop is a concept that will be discussed in more depth later in the course, referring to the cycle of cues, routines, and rewards that form habits. The video script mentions the habit loop as a foundational concept for understanding how habits work and how they can be changed, which is integral to the strategy for overcoming addiction.

Highlights

Introduction to a general strategy for overcoming addiction over the next few months.

Common trend observed among people attempting to overcome addiction is a lack of strategy beyond staying away from the substance.

Only 1 in 10 Americans are found to overcome an addiction, indicating the need for a more effective approach.

The importance of having a strategy in addition to motivation for overcoming addiction.

The effectiveness of groups like Alcoholics Anonymous due to their strict set of rules and battle plan.

The proposed strategy is to focus on building good habits rather than avoiding bad ones.

The course will cover how habits are formed and how to embed them into the brain.

Discussion on willpower and self-discipline as resources for building habits.

The role of changing one's environment to facilitate the building of good habits.

The necessity of taking action and applying what is learned to build good habits.

The strategy's effectiveness in reducing the appeal of substances like pornography and drugs.

Explanation of how habits cannot be erased but can be altered.

The concept of replacing harmful habits with pleasurable and beneficial ones.

The long-term goal of living a life worth living without the need for harmful substances.

Introduction to the habit loop, a key concept for understanding habit formation.

Acknowledgment of patrons who support the creation of free educational content.

Invitation for viewers to become patrons and support the channel.

Transcripts

hi there I want to welcome you to the Tamed course today we're gonna discuss the

general strategy that we're gonna be using over the course of the next few

months so you have an idea of what to expect see a common trend that I notice

among people who try to overcome their addictions is that they somehow get

motivated maybe they watch the video read a forum post or maybe they

overheard someone else quitting and getting tons of benefits whatever it is

they feel like this time is going to be special this time I'm gonna stay clean

for good they have all that motivation but they have no strategy no plan of

what to do other than to stay away from their substance of choice they're

essentially just throwing it against the wall and hoping that it sticks and more

often than not the majority of people fail in fact a study found that only 1

in 10 Americans ever overcome an addiction so it's safe to say that this

plan isn't that effective what I have found is by simply sticking to a

strategy any strategy your chances of success skyrocket that's why groups like

Alcoholics Anonymous are so effective they follow a strict set of rules and

they have a battle plan you need to have the same mindset when it comes to

confronting your own addiction whether it be pornography alcohol smoking video

games social media whatever it is you need to have a strategy and the strategy

that we're gonna be using over the course of the next couple of months is

one that I found to be particularly effective it's a strategy that I teach

to a lot of the people that I coach it's a strategy that works if you can follow

it so by now all of you are probably wondering well what is the strategy ok

so here it is instead of focusing all of your energy are not doing your bad habit

focus all of your energy instead on building good ones and by doing so you

slowly transform your life into a lifestyle where your substance of choice

doesn't even seem that appealing this means that the majority of this course

will focus on how to build good habits there will be many videos on how habits

work how they're formed how do you make sure that they are embedded into your

brain for good then there will be videos on willpower and self-discipline which

give you the resources you need to start building these habits

we're gonna talk about how you can change your environment both your

physical and your social environment so that you live in an optimized place

we're building habits is easier than normal and after you're done learning

all of this stuff it's 10 up to you to actually take action follow the things

that you've learned and start building these good habits and slowly over time

as you start drilling good habits into your life you'll find that things like

pornography and drugs will be less appealing now why is this strategy so

effective well it really comes down to how habits work we're gonna dive deeper

into this concept later on in the course but for now just understand that habits

cannot truly be erased think about riding a bike you can stay away from a

bike for ages but if you learn how to do it at one point in your life you can

easily pick up a bike and within say thirty minutes you'll be riding almost

as well as you used to our brains store away habits until the day we die

and because of this you cannot erase a habit for good you can't just tell

yourself that you're gonna stay away from pornography forever and hope that

it happens because it's impossible to forget habits for good it is physically

impossible not gonna happen but what research has

found is that you can alter these habits and what I mean by this well let's say

that you're someone who turns to social media or smoking whenever you feel bored

you can alter this habit and replace the action you take when you feel bored so

instead of going on snapchat or Facebook it is possible to train yourself to read

a book or go to the gym instead this applies to those of you with a

pornography addiction as well if you can alter your habit of watching pornography

by finding something that is also pleasurable to take its place you can

change the way that your mind works instead of reaching out to porn whenever

you feel a certain way you'll find yourself reaching out to other things or

people or experiences and if you can somehow get yourself to start reaching

out to habits are beneficial for you habits that make you healthier happier

wealthier then we'll have solve the real problem you'll start living a life

that's actually worth living and you won't even need pornography in your life

anymore and that's the general strategy that we're going to be implementing

together over the next couple of months next week we're going to be talking

about the habit loop and each and every single habit out there is

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