Psychology of Discipline: Trick Your Brain Into Doing Anything
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Psychology of Discipline: Trick Your Brain Into Doing Anything
In this video we break down discipline: what Robert Eisenberger called "learned industriousness," and why the people you call disciplined are not resisting more than you. Wilhelm Hofmann's 2012 beeper study found that people with the highest self-control reported fewer temptations, not more victories over them. Marina Milyavskaya and Michael Inzlicht found that how hard students resisted did not predict who reached their goals, while how many temptations they faced did. Wolfram Schultz's 1997 Science paper showed dopamine moving from the reward to its earliest signal, Martin Hagger's 23-lab replication found ego depletion close to zero, and Georgia Clay's 2022 study showed that rewarding effort itself leads people to choose harder work. Then five laws for getting your brain to do the hard thing without a war every morning.
If you've ever written a clean plan for the week on Sunday night and found every box empty by Wednesday, you already know the feeling this video is about.
Which of the five laws have you been getting wrong the longest? The when and where, the distance, the reward at the doorway, the same cue, or paying for effort? Be honest in the comments.
#Psychology #Discipline #SelfControl #Willpower #HabitFormation #SelfImprovement
Research referenced:
Eisenberger, R. (1992). Learned industriousness
Schultz, W., Dayan, P. & Montague, P.R. (1997). A neural substrate of prediction and reward
Hofmann, W., Baumeister, R.F., Förster, G. & Vohs, K.D. (2012). Everyday temptations: an experience sampling study of desire, conflict and self-control
Milyavskaya, M. & Inzlicht, M. (2017). What's so great about self-control? Temptation and goal attainment
Job, V., Dweck, C.S. & Walton, G.M. (2010). Ego depletion: is it all in your head?
Hagger, M.S., Chatzisarantis, N.L.D. et al. (2016). Multilab preregistered replication of the ego-depletion effect
Milne, S., Orbell, S. & Sheeran, P. (2002). Implementation intentions and exercise behaviour
Lally, P. et al. (2010). How are habits formed: modelling habit formation in the real world
Clay, G., Mlynski, C., Korb, F.M., Goschke, T. & Job, V. (2022). Rewarding cognitive effort increases the intrinsic value of mental labor
Disclaimer: This video is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute professional psychological or medical advice. If you're struggling with your mental health, please reach out to a licensed therapist or mental health professional.
Psychology of Discipline: Trick Your Brain Into Doing Anything
Psynapse Lab
157 views
Psychology of Discipline: Trick Your Brain Into Doing Anything
In this video we break down discipline: what Robert Eisenberger called "learned industriousness," and why the people you call disciplined are not resisting more than you. Wilhelm Hofmann's 2012 beeper study found that people with the highest self-control reported fewer temptations, not more victories over them. Marina Milyavskaya and Michael Inzlicht found that how hard students resisted did not predict who reached their goals, while how many temptations they faced did. Wolfram Schultz's 1997 Science paper showed dopamine moving from the reward to its earliest signal, Martin Hagger's 23-lab replication found ego depletion close to zero, and Georgia Clay's 2022 study showed that rewarding effort itself leads people to choose harder work. Then five laws for getting your brain to do the hard thing without a war every morning.
If you've ever written a clean plan for the week on Sunday night and found every box empty by Wednesday, you already know the feeling this video is about.
Which of the five laws have you been getting wrong the longest? The when and where, the distance, the reward at the doorway, the same cue, or paying for effort? Be honest in the comments.
#Psychology #Discipline #SelfControl #Willpower #HabitFormation #SelfImprovement
Research referenced:
Eisenberger, R. (1992). Learned industriousness
Schultz, W., Dayan, P. & Montague, P.R. (1997). A neural substrate of prediction and reward
Hofmann, W., Baumeister, R.F., Förster, G. & Vohs, K.D. (2012). Everyday temptations: an experience sampling study of desire, conflict and self-control
Milyavskaya, M. & Inzlicht, M. (2017). What's so great about self-control? Temptation and goal attainment
Job, V., Dweck, C.S. & Walton, G.M. (2010). Ego depletion: is it all in your head?
Hagger, M.S., Chatzisarantis, N.L.D. et al. (2016). Multilab preregistered replication of the ego-depletion effect
Milne, S., Orbell, S. & Sheeran, P. (2002). Implementation intentions and exercise behaviour
Lally, P. et al. (2010). How are habits formed: modelling habit formation in the real world
Clay, G., Mlynski, C., Korb, F.M., Goschke, T. & Job, V. (2022). Rewarding cognitive effort increases the intrinsic value of mental labor
Disclaimer: This video is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute professional psychological or medical advice. If you're struggling with your mental health, please reach out to a licensed therapist or mental health professional.