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When people do anything that they don't want to do, it's not about adding more work, it's about adding more work that you don't want to do, this brain area gets bigger.
This is a structure that learns. It has neuro plasticity, the ability to change throughout the entire lifespan.
This structure, anterior mid-cingulate cortex, it's strongly activated when we move our body when we don't want to move our body.
The scientists are starting to think of the anterior-admin singlet cortex not just as one of the seats of will, the power, but perhaps actually the seat of the will to live.
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All you need to do [to increase serotonin levels] is remember positive events that have happened in your life. This simple act increases serotonin production in the anterior cingulate cortex, which is a region just behind the prefrontal cortex that controls attention.
Break the project you don't want to start into smaller pieces.
Breaking it down into small tasks and adding those to your to-do list isn't exactly fun, but it is less overwhelming than working. And it's also useful: When you finally do get around to starting, you've got a strategy.
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