Neuroscientist: This Simple Habit STOPS PROCRASTINATION

In this video, Dr. Andrew Huberman, a renowned neuroscientist and professor, explains how you can become more motivated and stop procrastinating using a scientifically-proven method. If you're looking to optimize your productivity and overall health, this is a must-watch!

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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[comprehendnature]

The best cure to be productive has been for me eliminating all sources that provide continuous stimulation such as social media, video games and TV. Allowing myself to get bored, really bored to the point what I found boring early became my only source of stimuli. Reading and working out became easy. My memory improved, became more happy and satisfied. I started to have plenty of time instead of struggling to find time for things.
In summary, allocate time to get bored. Your brain will physically change allow time to see change.

[EdelweisSusie]

In other words if you’re feeling demotivated, FORCE YOURSELF to get up and do something!! What I do is listen to my body - if I feel demotivated it’s probably ‘cos I’m worn out due to insomnia or other stresses - and I just roll with it: I stay snug in bed and read; try to sleep; watch a nice relaxing film and guess what - next day I’m fine!

[MyJuicyTv]

Yup! I start with the cold plunge in my pool which is the hardest 😢then I go for a run then clean the house, feels so good when you accomplish these things.

[JM-yfol]

Imagine your boys gave you a new 50 page policy document to read, and you weren’t allowed to skim it. You’d think “aww man, so boring, I don’t wanna”.

Now imagine your boys told you to sit facing a blank wall and you weren’t allowed to look around. Just sit in silence looking at the wall. You’d think “give me that policy document now, I need something interesting to read!”.

Motivation is relative. That’s why it’s beneficial to have boring breaks, then when you get back to work you get straight into it. Yet so many people have stimulatory breaks, which means when they get back to work they’re de-motivated.

[mohdfaizmdnordin]

5-10 minutes meditation ia juts like our 5 times daily prayer. It's the most effort full meditation. We have to focus 100% and at the same time make aware of our listening to the recitation during the prayer

[qxtuzlt]

All my life was always a self starter. I never needed motivation to do anything, because I always got up an did it myself. Fast foward to 12years ago, i became very very tired, no energy, and desire to do a lot. There was something not right with my thyroid. I was never the same again.

[rueavenue]

The procrastination hack definitely worked with me in the past with language learning. Whenever I was tempted to procrastinate I switched to a harder language like Russian to change my perspective on what hard is.

Also helped me realise how much progress I’d made in my target language. 💯

[anbrinsalicksalick]

Thankyou
These short talks have become part of my daily morning motivation

[Catalystresource]

So powerful, efficient and useful as usual!
Thanks Andrew for sharing so much of yourself❤

[mlb]

Many, many years ago, I always started with the chore, academic or house, that was the worst to do. I told myself to always do the "worst first" and every activity afterwards seemed easier. This idea was before any psychological/emotional learning experiences. BTW I am 71.

[jessegentry]

Thanks for the steeps for getting me out of my slump. I feel like a powerhouse just watching this video. I am making a promise to my self and you for healing my depression.

[robertdanzig]

This is the video I needed today. Perfect timing

[camspks]

"the deadline makes you get it done"....works for me!

[br]

If you can't do the thing you want to do, how can you then do something even harder? Doesn't make sense to me. If I could do that, I could also do the first thing... or am I missing something?

[ocrodger]

So this explains why I have no motivation, desire, etc. I have Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's patients lack dopamine. I take dopamine supplements which helps a little. Time to talk to my neurologist about increasing my meds.

[deborahseaman]

I wonder what effect this exercise will have on a brain that doesn't produce any, or very little dopamine. I am willing to try this and see if it might create new neural pathways ❤❤

[justgivemeanumber]

actually boredom is the hardest thing. in fact, do not meditate as that is something to do. do nothing. only allowed to think in full sentences about the thing that you're procrastinating on.

[carlacc]

How do i get past the stess .. it's like a block or fear.. it makes me procrastinate with what i need to do!

[davidfeldmann]

meditation is easy for me, cold plunge, too, running, too, cleaning, too... Wouldn't know what's harder except of writing about that's even harder.
any suggestions?

[thedudesmom]

So besides meditation? What’s 4 other examples?