Chapter
The Role of Dopamine in Goal Setting and Pursuit
17:45 - 26:43 (08:58)
The SMART method, which stands for specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound, is a popular way to approach goal setting. However, dopamine plays a crucial role in our brain's processes of setting, assessing, and pursuing goals, and it has been essential to our species' focus on goal-oriented behavior over the years.
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This podcast episode discusses the SMART method for goal setting and how dopamine plays a role in the process of goal setting, assessment, and pursuit.
17:45 - 24:54 (07:08)
Summary
This podcast episode discusses the SMART method for goal setting and how dopamine plays a role in the process of goal setting, assessment, and pursuit.
ChapterThe Role of Dopamine in Goal Setting and Pursuit
EpisodeThe Science of Setting & Achieving Goals
PodcastHuberman Lab
The process of achieving a big goal involves breaking it down into a series of smaller goals, starting with thinking about the end in mind and defining a specific objective, according to the neural circuitry involving the amygdala, striatum, frontal cortex, and prefrontal cortex.
24:54 - 26:43 (01:49)
Summary
The process of achieving a big goal involves breaking it down into a series of smaller goals, starting with thinking about the end in mind and defining a specific objective, according to the neural circuitry involving the amygdala, striatum, frontal cortex, and prefrontal cortex.