3. A spoonful of dopamine makes the boring go down... | Inspired by 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear

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Transcript**:
You have a choice right now:
Watch a quick Youtube video or start crunching Excel numbers
What would it be?
I bet you would choose YouTube video over Excel and then regret how unproductive you become.
So, how can you make Excel the easier choice.
Here's how: an inspo I got from a book called Atomic Habits, by James Clear.
Let's first get into the science of why we chose YouTube. We wanted Youtube, because our dopamine levels are excited by the thought of it. If dopamine is what drives our motivations, then give Excel a chance of dopamine. Now, while excel probably doesn't excite you, what comes after... the reward... can. Anticipate the reward that comes after crunching Excel
Perhaps, anticipate a longer video after or even half hour of Netflix at your next lunch break. Whatever your boring task is, give it a dose of dopamine through anticpation of something more exciting.
Now, I'm excited. Are you?
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