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The Lies Your Mind Tells You to Prevent Life Changes

The Lies Your Mind Tells You to Prevent Life Changes
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10 Surprising Things That Benefit Our Brains That You Can Do Every Day | Belle Beth Cooper One of the things that surprises me time and time again is how we think our brains work and how they actually work. On many occasions I find myself convinced that there is a certain way to do things, only to find out that actually that's the complete wrong way to think about it. For example, I always found it fairly understandable that we can multitask. Well, according to the latest research studies, it's literally impossible for our brains to handle two tasks at the same time. Recently I came across more of these fascinating experiments and ideas that helped me adjust my workflow toward how our brains actually work. So here are 10 of the most surprising things our brains do and what we can learn from them: 1. When I explored the science of our body clocks and how they affect our daily routines, I was interested to find that a lot of the way I'd planned my days wasn't really the best way to go about it. Here's how it breaks down: Insight problems involve thinking outside the box. 2. 3. 4.

The Top 10 Mistakes in Behaviour Change (and How to Avoid Them) Source: PicJumbo. Learning new behaviours is undoubtedly hard. You have obstacles to overcome, resistance to contend with and an environment to redesign. But behaviour change is a lot harder when you make mistakes: ones that are common, but often overlooked or disregarded because of their simplicity. The problem is, we have a natural tendency to assume blame when our new habits don’t stick. It’s simple: if you can change your strategy, you can change your behaviours. The following are the top 10 mistakes in behaviour change as researched by Professor B.J. Mistake #1: Relying on Willpower for Long-Term Change Like most people, I used to rely on willpower to change my behaviours. But the truth is willpower is a limited mental resource and the more you use it, the more it impairs your self-control. SOLUTION: Pretend willpower isn’t even an option. FURTHER READING: Willpower: How to Overcome Decision Fatigue and Commit to Your Habits. Mistake #2: Attempting Big Steps Instead of Baby Steps Sources

The Mammalian Pineal Gland May Be The Third Eye | Pureinsight Author: Prof. Lili Feng and et al 'Modern medical dissection has already discovered that the front section of the pineal gland is equipped with the complete structure of a human eye. In recent years, scientists gradually discovered that the mammalian pineal gland is photo sensitive. Photic information reaches it via a multi synaptic pathway originating in retina and passing through suprachiasmatic regions of the hypothalamus (1). Five years after the publication of Zhuan Falun, Lucas et al. (5) published a paper in Science, one of the most well known scientific journals. It is well known, with neither retinal photoreceptors nor optic signal transduction pathways, that the conventional visual pathway cannot be established. On the contrary, much evidence suggests that the pineal gland may be able to directly sense the light. References: 1.

Twice, Then Quit: How to Train for Resistance to Change One of the most important skills regarding long-term habit formation is learning how to be comfortable with discomfort. If you can master comfort in discomfort, you can master any obstacle you encounter. Discomfort, often in the guise of resistance, is one of the most common causes of procrastination. Procrastination causes us to offset positive habits in favour of immediate gratification and put off changing negative behaviours. Resistance is uncomfortable and often avoided at all costs. It’s a given: If there’s an easier choice, chances are we’re going to choose it. This is why bad habits are hard to break: If there’s a more familiar (and easier) option, we’re going to settle on it (and we can’t be blamed for doing so). However, if resistance is perceived, not as an obstacle, but as an opportunity to maximise your willpower and strengthen your resolve, it can often be the difference that makes the difference in long-term behavioural change. Leaping Vs. Twice, Then Quit A Final Caveat

Endocrine system In addition to the specialised endocrine organs mentioned above, many other organs that are part of other body systems, such as bone, kidney, liver, heart and gonads, have secondary endocrine functions. For example the kidney secretes endocrine hormones such as erythropoietin and renin. A number of glands that signal each other in sequence are usually referred to as an axis, for example, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. As opposed to endocrine factors that travel considerably longer distances via the circulatory system, other signaling molecules, such as paracrine factors involved in paracrine signalling diffuse over a relatively short distance. The word endocrine derives from the Greek words ἐνδο- endo- "inside, within," and κρίνειν krinein "to separate, distinguish". Endocrine organs and known secreted hormones[edit] Endocrine glands in the human head and neck and their hormones Hypothalamus[edit] Pineal body (epiphysis)[edit] Pituitary gland (hypophysis)[edit] Thyroid[edit] Skin[edit]

10 Damaging Lies and Excuses Your Mind Loves to Tell You Email It is ultimately only our own thoughts that hurt us. The mind is a wonderful thing. I’ve had to learn to watch these lies and excuses very carefully in order to make the positive changes I’ve made in my life: a healthier diet, regular exercise, meditation, more sleep, daily writing, better planning, less procrastination, more focus, etc. If I hadn’t learned about these lies and excuses, and how to suppress them, I would never have succeeded in making these positive changes. So why does the mind lie to us and make irrational excuses? Because the mind wants comfort – that’s why. So let’s expose 10 of the cowardly mind’s most damaging lies and excuses once and for all: Reminder: Have you checked out our book? I can’t do it. – It seems too difficult at first, so you think you can’t stick to the positive change you’re making. Your turn… What kinds of damaging lies and excuses sometimes echo in the back of your mind? Photo by: Tilly

15 Things Stopping You from Moving Forward In a culture that seeks quick results, we must learn the beauty of effort, patience, and perseverance. Be strong, present, and steadfast. Have you ever told yourself that you’re going to make something happen and then nothing happened? That’s because you didn’t follow-through. You didn’t have the right rituals in place – little things you do each day that build up and gradually condition your body and mind to make things happen. Rituals define you. If you’re out of shape and overweight, you have different rituals than someone who’s physically fit. This may be a bit of a generalization, but it’s not far from the truth for the average able-bodied person. In all walks of life, you don’t suddenly become successful. Failure occurs in the same way. You fail to check the books.You fail to make the call.You fail to listen to your customers.You fail to innovate.You fail to push yourself to do what must be done.etc. And then one day you wake up and your business has failed. Closing Exercise

Finding the Motivation to Change Your Entire Life By Leo Babauta Almost exactly 8 years ago today, I ran my first marathon and soon after I started Zen Habits. I’d changed a dozen or so habits, lost weight, was getting out of debt, quit smoking. And almost 7 years ago, I quit my job. That was a period of intense and profoundly scary life changes for me, but they were all of my choosing. I decided to make them happen, and I pushed until they did. Today I’d like to share a few things that worked for me, in case you’re considering changing your life. Someday is today. Let’s look at how you find that motivation to finally start changing — and then to keep going when the changes inevitably get tough. What Gets in the Way None of these are insurmountable, but they can often cause us to put off major changes. We all have these fears and reasons for not taking action. They’re all bullshit. Yes, the fear of failure and change and discomfort and uncertainty are real … but they’re not good enough reasons for inaction. The Make It Happen Actions

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