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Can we trick our brain into wanting to do things we don't want to do?

Who rules his mind, rules his life.

Have you ever wondered the secret behind other people's productivity? Have you ever felt discouraged when people around us read how many books or talk about their goals? Or are you dealing with the 3rd episode of course, which you started 2 months ago?

There are some moments in our working life that prevent us from doing business. However, even in this state, we can easily hang out on social media.

So why?
To find the answer, it is useful to take a look at our processing center, our brain. Remember, who rules his mind, rules his life.
Brain`s task is to protect ourselves by following the path of least resistance. So instead of starting a hard job, brain finds it more reasonable to wander around on Instagram.

We tend to do things that are easy and things that make us feel better, rather than challenging our brains. One of the main reasons for this is that our brain tends to do things that will provide dopamine in an easy way.

Here, the most important factor is our dopamine release. Sometimes even knowing that this is the reason can help us prevent things. This can become a habit if we constantly start doing things that our brain feels comfortable with.

That's why we should try ways to make things we don't enjoy doing enjoyable. And we should keep our minds away from the factors that can lead us to easy. After getting a habit over time, we can develop it further.

We can write and talk a lot about this subject, but because I am tired, you can research it yourself in more detail from the sources I left below.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-athletes-way/201405/the-neuroscience-pleasure-and-addiction

https://medium.com/azoth/why-some-people-are-more-successful-than-others-the-dopamine-connection-fd4c4b6ffa18

https://medium.com/mind-cafe/how-to-trick-your-brain-into-liking-hard-things-f305430b3a7f

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-ways-trick-your-brain-being-more-productive-richard-bliss/?trk=articles_directory

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