Dive into the psychology of tackling tough tasks with innovative strategies! Discover the five-minute rule to spur action and how mental imagery can motivate you. Learn about the power of positive challenges and how embracing the journey can enhance your overall well-being. Additionally, explore the concept of learned industriousness and intrinsic motivation that boosts your productivity and helps overcome hurdles. Transform your mindset and make the hard things in life easier!
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Five-Minute Rule
Use the five-minute rule to overcome inertia.
Commit to only five minutes of a daunting task, and you might continue longer.
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Mental Imagery
Use mental imagery to boost motivation.
Visualize someone excelling at the task or a confident version of yourself.
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Public Speaking Visualization
Jemma Sbeg uses mental imagery for public speaking.
She visualizes her mom, a skilled speaker, to boost her confidence.
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This book serves as a roadmap for understanding and navigating the chaotic personal and professional moments of one's twenties. Jemma Sbeg, host of the podcast 'The Psychology of Your 20s', provides advice, personal stories, and research-based insights to help readers deal with issues such as imposter syndrome, self-sabotage, anxiety, and relationship challenges. The book includes questions and self-guided moments for reflection in each chapter, aiming to enhance the reader's self-growth journey and make the most of this formative decade.
The best things in life aren't always the easiest and it's often this exertion and extra effort that holds us back from diving in or fully committing. Whether it's a new routine, an ambitious study schedule or workout plan, knowing how we can use psychology and neuroscience to make hard tasks easier is incredibly valuable. In today's episode we discuss:
The 5 minute rule
The power of a persona
Using mental imagery and visualisation to do hard things
The power of learned industriousness
The 3 forms of motivation to know and implement
This episode will make all the hard things you've been putting off infinitely easier. Listen now!
The Psychology of your 20s is not a substitute for professional mental health help. If you are struggling, distressed or require personalised advice, please reach out to your doctor.
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