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In Andrew Huberman’s podcast, I heard the first X minutes of concentration are the hardest, as the brain resists getting in that state. He says that deliberatel
by santiagobasulto 4y ago
In Andrew Huberman’s podcast, I heard the first X minutes of concentration are the hardest, as the brain resists getting in that state. He says that deliberately fighting it, helps improve it (lower the resistance).
I’m paraphrasing, and I don’t remember the specific episode. But look it up because it might help start turning it around for you.
- Trasmatta 4y agoI think this may be helpful advice for regular work, but not somebody suffering from burnout. During burnout, the brain puts up a much much stronger and persistent layer of resistance to concentration, in order to try to protect you from the pain that occurred while working in the past. Pushing past that is much harder, and can lead to additional blowback.
- santiagobasulto 4y agoSorry, my bad. He was not talking about it from a “psychological” standpoint. He was citing real hormone changes in the process. So it might be a bit more complicated than what I expressed.
- slowmovintarget 4y agoLike many, I tie the defense mechanism's arms behind its back with music.
- TeMPOraL 4y agoIt is weak then. My defense mechanism is Borg. It adapts to my music and assimilates it. Resistance is futile.
- bityard 4y agoI keep hearing great things about this podcast over and over but every time I try to get into it, I can't get over the insane number of ads.
- FractalHQ 4y agoThey’re always in the beginning so you can skip them. And on YouTube you can use an ad blocker if you get hit with regular ads.