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Boost Your Willpower with Mindfulness and Exercise
15:43 - 21:53 (06:09)
Spending just 10 minutes a day on mindfulness techniques and incorporating regular exercise can increase willpower and self-regulation, helping to overcome negative emotions with calmness and carry over to other aspects of life, such as work and relationships. Studies have shown that exercise can even stimulate growth in the prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain associated with willpower.
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Willpower can be trained and improved through regular physical exercise.
15:43 - 17:04 (01:21)
Summary
Willpower can be trained and improved through regular physical exercise. Studies on identical twins have shown that willpower is not entirely inborn, with 60-70% of it being under our control, and can be utilized to decrease procrastination.
ChapterBoost Your Willpower with Mindfulness and Exercise
Episode#197 - Petr Ludwig - How To Overcome Procrastination
PodcastModern Wisdom
Spending just 10 minutes alone daily to practice mindfulness techniques can help in self-regulating better and overcoming negative emotions calmly, boosting willpower in the process.
17:04 - 19:38 (02:33)
Summary
Spending just 10 minutes alone daily to practice mindfulness techniques can help in self-regulating better and overcoming negative emotions calmly, boosting willpower in the process. Studies show that mindfulness is linked to willpower and overcoming procrastination.
ChapterBoost Your Willpower with Mindfulness and Exercise
Episode#197 - Petr Ludwig - How To Overcome Procrastination
PodcastModern Wisdom
The negative emotions we feel when we fail can be three times more painful if we do not forgive ourselves.
19:38 - 21:53 (02:15)
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The negative emotions we feel when we fail can be three times more painful if we do not forgive ourselves. Trusting in your own word and being able to keep promises to yourself is important, and breaking those promises is not made better by negative self-talk.