You Have Two Brains
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Fun Fact: Your brain is basically two versions of you constantly fighting for control:
1. The Thinking Brain
2. The Feeling Brain
Your Feeling Brain is like an obnoxious child that wants what it wants. Your Thinking Brain is like the rational adult who knows what’s best.
And no matter how grown you think you are, your Feeling Brain still kicks logic in the shins sometimes and decides, “Sure, Tuesday at 11PM is a great time for piña coladas.”
The problem is that research consistently shows that when it comes to taming our Feeling Brain, willpower doesn’t cut it. Case in point: when’s the last time you met a four-year-old who responded well to being told to “just try harder”?
When you find the child part of your brain taking over, don’t fight it. Instead, bribe it.
“You can listen to that new Bad Bunny album…
But only while you write.”
“You get to watch YouTube…
But only after you finish your job application.”
“You can have that cookie…
But eat a piece of spinach first for the love of God.”
Most people fail not because they’re weak.
They fail because they waste their strength pretending they should always be strong.
See you Monday,
Mark
P.S. If you’re ready to stop that crap and start working with your Feeling Brain to get what you really want out of life (instead of trying to muscle through or letting it constantly sabotage you), sign up for my free mini-course on How to Manage Your Emotions here.