HAPPY FRIDAY FRIENDS!!! Heres a great post from the neuroscience expert Mark Waldman: TAMING THE “I DON’T WANNA” BRAIN. Have you ever noticed that any time you commit to a program (weight-loss, an online class, a “Winning the Game” brain-training series, NeuroWisdom 101, an exercise regime – ANYTHING that requires a small daily commitment) you’ll find yourself forgetting to do the next lesson, usually about 3-4 weeks into the program or class? This is a basic neurological response to any repetitive activity and is the main reason why many people fail to complete the tasks needed to reach their goals. The “normal” default process of the brain is to use old habits and behaviors to repeat the same tasks over and over. It’s unconscious and it processes information faster than when we are consciously engaged in work. But if you want something “more” (more money, deeper love, greater wisdom, more happiness), you have to do extra work to overcome the brain’s laziness to do the least it possibly can to survive. So why do most people fall off the wagon in week 3-4? The brain views any repetition (even driving to work at the same time every day) as a form of boredom. It likes to be stimulated by something new, so when exercising or doing the same meditation each day, you have to trick your brain by consciously experiencing the activity in a new way. You have to keep the curiosity going to release the dopamine that motivates you to strive toward your long-term goal. Any form of repetition numbs the motivation system. So the idea of doing an exercise for more than a few weeks causes your unconscious mind to say boring! too much work! this takes too long! Im not enlightened yet and its been a whole two weeks... This is the normal noise from your pessimistic right frontal lobe that you must interrupt by deliberately focusing on what you truly desire to achieve. There’s a difference between “I want more ________” and “I will do everything it takes to get more ________.” When you feel that resistance, slightly change your learning behavior. Change your body position. Change the time of day you engage in the training activity. But most important, mindfully notice the resistant thought WITHOUT JUDGMENT. Jot it down on a sheet of paper (your CRAP Board) and remind yourself that these are just imaginary worries and doubts. Then focus on your deepest desire that you know you’ll achieve if you continue with the program/class you chose.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:58:05 +0000
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