Pleasure in Effort
Embracing the pain of effort can lead to a rewarding release of dopamine, transforming the process into a source of pleasure rather than merely focusing on the end goal. By reframing your mindset to appreciate the struggle, you can cultivate a deeper sense of satisfaction from the effort itself. This approach, exemplified by figures like Goggins, highlights the evolutionary value of perseverance and the innate ability to derive joy from hard work.In this clip
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Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction | Huberman Lab Podcast #39
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What does Huberman mean when he says to learn to spike dopamine from effort itself as opposed to before or after effort?
How does dopamine relate to effort being rewarding?
Explain more about Huberman's claim that giving yourself a reward after a painful or challenging task makes the act of doing the task worse. How does he recommend implementing the idea of finding the reward or seeking the dopamine from the effort itself?