Neuroscientist: 'This Simple Skill Will Keep You Motivated' | Andrew Huberman

Dr. Andrew Huberman shares a practical daily protocol to help regulate your dopamine levels and achieve more motivation and focus.

Andrew D. Huberman is an American neuroscientist and tenured associate professor in the department of neurobiology and psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Speaker: Andrew Huberman
YouTube: @hubermanlab

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[bethzaidasanabria]

I had a great advice when I was in college…. “Don’t study for the good grades, but learn instead. If you learn the good grade will come with no effort.”

[EatPlayAllDay]

This was profound to say the least. Don’t spike your dopamine prior to effort or after effort, but get your dopamine from effort itself. That’s literally the code to unleashing the Beast - That’s real

[silencedogood]

I too am a neuroscientist and agree. Pianists who enjoy practicing, dancers who enjoy moving new ways, scientists and mathematicians who are obsessed with sketching formulae and ideas on whiteboards and papers and computers... drivers who drive across the country... Kids on bikes... It is the journey, not the destination, that is the reward.

[orthodudeness]

Absolutely perfect description of what my care was like for my wife with dementia. After the worst days, I felt more relaxed when that day was done. And on and on for 5 years. My biggest mistake was looking forward to when she would pass in the last 4 months, she passed 3/19/2023. Looking forward to her no longer suffering, me no longer suffering. The freedom that would return, the weight of 24/7 care would be gone. HUGE mistake. When she passed, I was so lost, so down. I did things that were fun only to find myself empty right after doing those things. Fun outdoor things too. I have been recovering slowly from that, and now, with your explanation, I feel so much lighter. It will be ok. I will move along with this load. The carrying of the load makes it better. The load being triggers of memories, occasional look backs at the last 5 years. Much easier to deal with now.💖

[pevajanastasijarane]

if you want to go deeper into the rabbit hole, 'Unveiling Your Hidden Potential' by Bruce Thornwood is a must-read

[lysan]

As a kid, I panicked when we had to do school tests. Couldn't remember a thing. A very understanding teacher told me then that she knew how much I really knew and that I should not let the bad grades get me down. She encouraged me to follow my own assessment of how well I know a subject. That defined my life. I stopped learning for grades and started to enjoy learning so much more. Yes, it was difficult, but that also was the joy of it. It became a good challenge and a reward in itself. I am close to retirement now, and I had and still have a very successful, satisfying and happy work life. I've never stopped learning, and I am looking forward to new challenges in my retirement.

[cutzymccall]

Here’s another tip: just do one small thing as part of a large project. The next day do another small part of the project. If you’re writing a book, just do one or two paragraphs of your next chapter. That leads you on. You feel so good just having done a small thing you can’t wait to get back to it. And that leads you into doing more each time, to the finish line. Kind of like eating a small bite of chocolate every day, teasing your palate.

[SueSA]

That's what many nice people can't understand. Why i don't sell my crocheted items, they describe them as very unique and that i am skilled or gifted. I make my pieces and give them away. It makes me feel happy to see the joyful reaction on the receivers' faces. But i do get a great benefit out of that, i enjoy the activity itself, sitting calming after work, with my cat, making new art. I realized that the real gift people are talking about is not the skill, but the actual enjoyment of the activity is the blessing. If i start taking orders and getting paid monetarily, i will lose a lot more, I'll lose the calming, peaceful, and enjoyment i get from creating my art and giving it away.
I do understand, Dr. huberman.
Thank you for the wonderful knowledge you share all the time.

[CallumMcPherson]

As a creative type I can relate to this. When I was a child/teenager I used to write, draw and make music purely for the joy of it, but as I got older I started focusing too much on the end goal of earning a living from my art, and then I didn't enjoy myself anymore. I want to start making art for fun again.

I hope someone helped those children to enjoy drawing again after they'd finished the study, otherwise that would be a pretty unethical way to gather scientific data.

[Wendathena]

These ideas regarding children and motivation are described so well in the book "Punished by Rewards" by Alfie Kohn. Love his books and ideas.

[lanceroark]

You have no idea how badly I needed a cliff-notes version of this concept. Thank you.

[gregorywright]

Years ago, while mountain biking, I was whining about how difficult a section of trail was and how I hated it. My dear friend suggested and said "don't look at it as a problem, look at it as a challenge". With that statement, he changed my life and my attitude towards most everything.

[mogosberhane]

I am 41 years old. I run 10 km in 38 minutes. It's painful but I don't quit running because I love it. You see! I am not lying to myself. Your message is powerful and enlightening. Thanks 👍

[believer]

5:00….Learning to experience the pleasure in the effort, the pain…instead of suffering through it while focus on the end goal. Change your focus to the effort & you will experience so much more pleasure (dopamine)along the way. I love it! My grandson & I were kayaking through a thunderstorm yesterday & we kept looking around at the beauty through the rain, mist above the trees… & it did let up finally, and the end was much sweeter. Now, it’s a treasured memory!❤

[davidmercer]

This is how great musicians are made. They enjoy practicing.

[isenstrider]

This is so true! The feeling of being comfortable with the uncomfortable is what drives me to work out. I work out 4-5 times per week and have been doing so for many years.

[thora]

In German we say: the way is the goal. So he literally says you should focus and tell/ convince yourself to enjoy every step of the way (positive self conditioning)

[nattamused]

I see a connection with what he’s saying here, and principles of mindset in childbirth I learned from Ina May Gaskin’s books. I have given birth seven times, four in hospital environments, fighting the pain, and three at home, leaning into it. It really is absolutely mind blowing how powerful the difference is.

[jlm]

Dope 😏 Thanks 🙂I struggle with COPD, walking up small hill-winded. 65 now. 2023 I pushed myself a bit more each day, extremely focused on breathing, not on my tiring pain. Now I’m able to walk 4k on the trails, in 1.5hr non-stop, with energy left over. Way better than 7 months ago 🤗
ADD BIT EACH DAY!

[ujwiersma]

This reminds me of "intrinsic motivation, " and "self-actualization;" concepts from the 1950s. Glad to see they have stood the test of time.