Embracing Micro Challenges
Choose tasks that push you out of your comfort zone, like adding an extra set to your workout or resisting the urge to check your phone. These "micro sucks" not only build discipline but also activate key areas of the brain associated with effort and resilience. Embracing challenges that you initially want to avoid can lead to significant personal growth and mental strength.In this clip
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How to Increase Your Willpower & Tenacity | Huberman Lab Podcast
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What are good tools for activating the anterior mid cingulate cortex (ACC)? Andrew Huberman mentioned adding some micro suck tasks—tasks that are needed, beneficial, but unpleasant. I added doing 100 jumping jacks randomly and delaying eating. What are some other examples of such tasks?
What are difficult challenges or healthy painful tasks, like exercise, that can build the mid-anterior cingulate cortex or build willpower according to Andrew Huberman?
What does Huberman say about deliberately doing things you don't want to do to develop better motivation in the episode How to Increase Your Willpower & Tenacity | Huberman Lab Podcast and the clip Embracing Micro Challenges?