How To Stay Motivated, According To Science

Science may not be as adorable as a kitten on a wire, but it works.
How To Stay Motivated, According To Science

Let's face it, a kitten dangling from a wire isn't the greatest motivator, no matter how adorable it looks. You know what actually is motivating? Stone cold science.

And while science may not be as adorable as that kitten, at least it works.

Do your best to avoid social media. f You get a dopamine rush every time you absorb exciting information (you know, the kind of stuff social media exi
Staying motivated can be as simple as changing the way you describe yourself relative to your goals. For instance, instead of saying, I can't eat jun
SMILE! NO-ONE REALLY KNOWS WHY, BUT YOU CAN TRICK' YOUR BRAIN INTO FEELING HAPPIER BY SMILING. SMILING CAUSES A DECREASE IN STRESS ENHANCING HORMONES
How To Stay Motivated, According To Science
Lack self control? Buddy up with people strong in willpower. A study shows that surrounding yourself with people who are highly disciplined will boost
Giving yourself a choice on how you will address a problem helps motivate you to overcome it. WILL I START WITH THIS CHORE OR THE HOW MUICH TIME OTHER
MAKE REALISTIC BUT CHALLENGING GOALS FOR YOURSELF. My Goals 1. 2. 3. Having a goal helps people focus their efforts. in a specific direction, and stud
2311 Instead of daydreaming about the reivard (an ideal body), fantasize about the DrOGESS (exercise). This conditions your mind into accepting the st
Think about how you completing your goal will benefit other people A quantitative analysis of teenage hackers found that a majority of them were motiv
CRACKED COM Want to go beyond your limit? Find ways to track your progress. 2264 The constant reminder that you're making progress will make you work
It may seem surprising, but a glimpse of the color green boosts motivation. Research has shown that when exercising, subjects exposed to the the color
I CAN DO BETTER!D Keep telling yourself that. It improues your peformance. BUT DON'T ADD AN IF TO IT. That reduces the effect. CRACKEDCON
How To Stay Motivated, According To Science

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