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TheSquealer · 04-15-2017, 06:48 AM

at the core of all our behaviors is the same basic rewards circuit in the brain. from insects to humans, its the same in every brain. useful (survival related) behaviors are reinforced and rewarded to some degree and all others are suppressed to some degree.

the issue is not "motivation" per se.

the issue is that your brain favors those behaviors which are most rewarding and more importantly, most rewarding in the short term. with that said, as Sly said, your only real choice to change long term behavior is to create new habits.... or you have to find a reason that makes the pain of working out more "rewarding" than eating cupcakes and watching TV. for example, a person has a heart attack and working out then becomes more important than cupcakes.

your best bet is to simply create the habit (takes about 8 weeks) and to not look to others for "motivation".

at the end of it all, you can evaluate all human behavior by simply realizing and telling yourself that "people do what they WANT to do". if you "wanted" to be in the gym, you'd be in the gym.

04-15-2017, 06:48 AM
TheSquealer BANNED Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In Your Head Posts: 22,868	at the core of all our behaviors is the same basic rewards circuit in the brain. from insects to humans, its the same in every brain. useful (survival related) behaviors are reinforced and rewarded to some degree and all others are suppressed to some degree. the issue is not "motivation" per se. the issue is that your brain favors those behaviors which are most rewarding and more importantly, most rewarding in the short term. with that said, as Sly said, your only real choice to change long term behavior is to create new habits.... or you have to find a reason that makes the pain of working out more "rewarding" than eating cupcakes and watching TV. for example, a person has a heart attack and working out then becomes more important than cupcakes. your best bet is to simply create the habit (takes about 8 weeks) and to not look to others for "motivation". at the end of it all, you can evaluate all human behavior by simply realizing and telling yourself that "people do what they WANT to do". if you "wanted" to be in the gym, you'd be in the gym. __________________ If you don't like that Elon Musk bought twitter,... just build your own and stop crying about it.