51 — Boost Your Willpower When It Matters Most

Your brain plays psychological tricks on you when you try to change your habits. It will try to talk you into indulging in a bad habit and convince you to abandon your good habits.
 
Fortunately, there’s a powerful strategy we use in the therapy office that can boost your willpower right when you need it most.

Here are some things I share:

• Why our brains try to talk us out of doing things we should do
• The powerful strategy that will counteract your brain’s tricks
• How to challenge your brain’s attempts to sabotage your efforts

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Key Takeaways:

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1. Our brains use tricks to tempt us and sabotage our efforts to change habits.
2. Creating a list of reasons why we should or shouldn’t do something can help boost willpower.
3. Keeping the list handy and reading it when tempted can help counteract the brain’s tricks.
4. Adding an extra step, such as reporting our intention to someone else, can further increase accountability and change our behavior.