3-Minute Mental Hack to Take Control of Your Subconscious

A very useful conditioning-based trick that will let you focus the power of your unconscious mind on whatever you want. Along with some general info on the unconscious mind. Good stuff.

Music (in order; in a loop):

Local Forecast - Slower by Kevin MacLeod
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Dreams by Bensound

This Is For You (Prod. by Lukrembo)

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:03 Obligatory about me
01:52 How does the unconscious mind work?
03:38 How do you control it?
04:55 How do you accomplish that?
08:57 Example & extra tips
10:40 Conclusion

[ColinGalen]

Since this video is back in the algorithm, let me issue a clarification. As many of the comments correctly note - *_playing with ego can be a very dangerous game_* relative to your mental health. I mentioned this somewhat in passing in the video when I talked about utilizing punishment, but the main thing I regret about this video in retrospect is not emphasizing this further. Unless you are very in tune with your mental health and can recognize when to pull out if your psyche is in danger, stick to the "reinforcement" side of the conditioning (noting that this can include both positive and negative reinforcement), or you could do some serious damage to yourself (as happened to me).

[saadahmed]

Funny how a competitive programmer is doing a better job at motivation than literally every motivational speaker out there.

[Tars]

"he who has a why to live
can bear almost any how"

-Friedrich Nietzstche

[buster]

For those who’re lazier. Talk to your subconscious, no seriously, talk to them. Imagine it as a different you with their eyes closed but floating and sentient nonetheless. Language is our most powerful tool as humans

[DeborahThird-oguo]

I put my brain to work solving problems when im sleeping.

I usually have an answer by morning. Sometimes I wake up just to congratulate myself and write it down before going back to sleep.

Amazing thing, the brain.

[CED-hboq]

I'm stuck in my head most days and always fear regretting what I haven't done. It places me in an everlasting cycle of disappointment. You have opened a door I didn't even realize was shut, and granted me the opportunity to embrace my potential. Thank you

[duckyrmx]

As a procrastinator, I think I definitely end up linking my task with fear and survival on the day before an assignment and I end up studying better than how I would beforehand

[AngelOnHiatus]

Bro, hundreds of self help/ motivation books couldn’t articulate what you just did in 11 minutes. You compressed so much insane info into a basic formula that anyone can do. I have never been given this much free value from anything. I’m sure we would all love to hear you dive deeper into these topics and show us more tips and tricks…

[LDFort]

It’s nice how open you are about this kinda stuff. You could easily pass any of your success off as just being talented or naturally smart, but instead you freely teach how it can be replicated

[briancooper]

You've got to be really careful with the negative emotions. Being driven by a fear of failure can be paralyzing and can damge relationships. That said, I really appreciate your insight about finding the positive primal "why" and connecting a task with that.

[tyanite]

No exaggeration: This is the best, most useful advice I think I have ever received. You are going to have astounding success in life. And of course, you are generous in helping others succeed. Thank you for being you.

[dailyabundance]

My Goodness!. Who are you!!! For over 35 years I've been a student of the so called Law Of Attraction...my home library is full of motivational books. You condensed 35 years of study into 11 mins. Bravo 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 and thank you. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[Bibi_Mbaape]

You opened my mind to so many different things, I feel like a significant part of my mental block has been lifted. Thanks.

[foots]

YOU ARE MY LIFE MENTOR. It’s so crazy how complex the science of learning is, I hope I can master it like you did.

[GeckoHiker]

This is relatable to me. I am a 70 year old software engineer, and I love to solve problems. I don't actively think about it. Instead, I allow my "other mind" to do the "work". A smaller part of my mind can then memorialize the steps that my unconscious conceives as an elegant solution. At this point I have to convince stakeholders to buy into my solution. So unconscious pure thought must meld with practical gather-hunter politics. That is the real challenge. Multiple stakeholders on a panel can be extremely territorial.

[HungryEagle]

Your videos hit straight home. It brought me to branching out my positivity to shades of positivity than just positivity. It is true that we as humans either run away from pain or towards pleasure... ( I have been a student of copywriting too )

But this was just next level! I didnt ever expect it to get so granular. Thank you so much! You made my day.

[jimurbas]

Thank you for sharing your insights so clearly and concisely.

[UltraSilverRobot]

I was intrigued by the title, but I was shocked when I got to the part at 9:43 because this is clearly a formula for giving yourself some kind of neuroticism if you are not careful. I am glad Colin has found some success with coding challenges, but I honestly think he might want to consider going to therapy after seeing this. To everyone else, take care of yourselves and please don't feel like you have to bend your subconscious minds around the intense desires of the modern world we live in. You may find that more happiness in life comes from finding what gives you peace rather than what is considered "productive" by everyone else <3

[andrewbutler]

This has got to be one of my favourite youtube videos of all time! You explain everything in a very relatable way! I've watched this video probably three or four times now, but I was recently reminded of it after hearing Tony Robbins discuss the same sort of concept: pleasure and pain are the two primary motivating forces behind all human behaviour, and how we approach anything is determined by our perception of the pleasure and pain we will experience.

[lostmrsmoss]

Well done! I'm 70 and my experience includes training as a hypnotist. You've learned a lot in a few years and you share it in an accessable way. Your info includes "secrets" of how hypnosis works. Keep up the great work. 🎉