Lon Fuentes

The neuroscience research on willpower makes clear that your Anterior Mid-Cingulate Cortex (aMCC) is a key hub for leaning into undesired effort. Your aMCC it is activated by engaging in behaviors that you don’t want to do. Your aMCC/willpower can grow throughout the lifespan by regularly doing undesired things*, that are hard. *Do not make these psychologically or physically damaging, of course. This is all covered in detail, with protocols and references and in conjunction with the (controversial) psychology research on willpower here: hubermanlab.com/episode/how-…

3 (of 9) points from Huberman Lab Podcast on the science of goal setting & achievement: • Visualizing failure (& fear of) is more effective than visualizing success. • 1-2 major goals per year, maximum. • Learn to contract & dilate visual attention. hubermanlab.com/the-science-…

We are told “being present” is the goal but the clinical & scientific data indicate that too much interoceptive awareness (of ones internal state) can exacerbate anxiety & depression. The goal is to be able to dynamically shift & split interoception to exteroception, at will.

And yes, learning to remain quiet with high levels of adrenaline in your brain and body is useful. Don’t distract yourself by “going elsewhere” doing math or singing in your head, etc. Grit, resilience and mental toughness are about leaning in, not checking out.