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David Goggins: How to Build Immense Inner Strength
Huberman Lab
Huge neuroscience discovery! Do hard things, be better. For life.
The anterior mid-singulate cortex, a brain area, grows when people do things they don't want to do, like add extra exercise or resist eating. It's larger in athletes, people who overcome challenges, and those who live a long time. This area is seen as the seat of willpower and the will to live. Building it up requires consistently investing in doing hard things that one doesn't want to do, not just adding more work. For example, doing something challenging like taking a cold water bath causes it to grow, while enjoyment or not doing it causes it to shrink. This discovery is crucial as it emphasizes the importance of doing things one doesn't want to do, in order to improve. Renewing the growth of this area is vital, similar to how addiction recovery works one day at a time.
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