Hacking Your Brain’s “Reward System” to Change Habits

How often do you feel like it is a struggle to fight your brain to break bad habits and start healthy ones? Here's a short video that shows you the neuroscience behind why this is the case and how to hack the reward system in the brain to get it to do the work for you.

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[newlyborncorn]

Cake tastes better when you only have it once a week

[aarushpriyankaj]

#. You can't think or tell yourself out of a habit.
#. Awareness can reset the reward value.
#. Move beyond will power, go to the source:reward value

[kimberlys]

Last year I was committed and my assigned psychologist was surprised I knew about my alcoholism and the "reward system" of the brain and instant gratification and release of dopamine.
I was sober for a month before I relapsed; then I realized every time I threw a tantrum or got upset, the LCD was booze.
It takes _sheer_ will power to discipline yourself and say "fuck this shit. It's dulling my senses so I can't feel anything; but it's getting my no where fast"

[hasse]

How can this only have 18k views? Its a dedicated and well structured video and might as well have 10million views.

[anakrajinovic]

I always try to appreciate all the food I eat and be aware of it, and I can tell you a good cake tastes much better than broccoli! I don't eat cake every day of course. I think this advice can only help people who really overeat all the time and there is no reward when you feel sick from eating too much, but for kicking sweets out of a diet in general I don't think so.

[dakshkapoor]

I went through a breakup and during my moving on process I unconditionally did this same thing

I loved that girl soo much but every time I had that craving of fixing everything I just recalled why I broke up and my brain just remembers those old moments where dopamine used to kick in and that I will not get that same rush again and it's all just a delusion and controlled my urge to go talk to her

Thank you

[workhardplayharder]

Every addict needs to see this! The best summary of our reward circuit and how to control it that I’ve ever heard. Well done!

[sophiaa]

This is the best video I’ve watched in a WHILE. People who say motivation is fake and self discipline is the only way to go need to watch this

[Shanaevaz]

This helped me . I don't feel bad when I'm rejected by people tbh they are just saying the other person or people they are with are more rewarding than I am
They get something from being with that group of people or person what they were not getting from me. Being single sounds awesome 🥰 I'm glad I'm single

[IvanKapor]

Thank you for this!
This has helped me to scratch the surface of how Ive built up all my bad habits.
The Brain guy reminds me of Headspace's avatar for The Mind.

[niovisaroglou]

Here from Greece, thank you for being by our side during dire times!!

[RyanAsrul]

This video is so informative. The illustration is awesome.

[ehtishamkhan]

why videi doesnt have millions of views...it deserves it..seriously...

[kegenrodrigues]

When you do whats good reward yourself.
When you do bad (addiction) just be aware and you will stop doing it soon.

[infjjedi]

I’ve been researching since 5:30 and this by far
has been the best video I’ve found.

[AndreasFroehliPoker]

Great animated video! Rarely struggled quitting undesired behavior, except for swearing a ton. I still think there's content missing on youtube that's covering "How to continue doing things that feel unrewarding & used to be rewarding", especially if you feel like you have a lot of grit / willpower generally speaking.

[EllaRingrose]

*You are Worthy of everything you desire.* Make a Decision of what you want, Back it with Burning Desire and take Aligned Action. Your Life will transform before your eyes ♡ Awesome Video!

[jungefrau]

The only way I've ever been able to give up negative habits (physical and mental) has been thru hypnosis. I have gone to hypnotists for overeating, boredom/depression, psychosomatic pain, and each time after no more than 2 sessions the problem is gone.

[gracehu]

thank you so much! I will try this out

[Rob_-]

Yeah this is what I was already tryna do without anyone telling me what to do my logic I love it