Doomscrolling: How to stop endless news reading?
Various links:
Andrey Sidelnikov's Telegram bot for signing up for the habits course: https://goo.su/newhabit (promo code: Dorofeev)
My course on Jedi techniques: https://links.mnogosdelal.ru/onlineco...
My course on logical techniques: https://links.mnogosdelal.ru/jedilogic
Some time ago, I published a video: • Как перестать читать новости? (разрушаем п...
Andrey Sidelnikov (the man who, in part, helped bring my first book, "Jedi Techniques," to life) watched the video and said he was blown away.
In particular, I expressed the following thought:
"...That's why I'm in favor of a different approach – not replacing actions, but suppressing potentially harmful behavior. As the classics say: work ennobles )))"
Since Andrey is quite involved in the psychology of habit formation, I decided to invite Andrey to the show.
So, we'll talk about how habits are formed and how to strengthen good ones and correct bad ones.
0:00 Introduction.
2:30 Andrey on the background of his work on habits.
4:00 About the mechanism of habit implementation.
15:00 Why does it take 21 days to implement a habit?
17:49 How long does it really take to implement habits?
21:50 How is attention management related to habit implementation?
25:40 What does the striatum do in the brain?
29:58 About addictions.
30:47 How can you manage surges of pleasure while implementing a habit?
34:22 What to do if you slip up?
42:20 How long does it take to implement a habit?
43:50 Andrey on his experience transitioning from a night owl to an early riser.
44:50 About giving up coffee.
46:20 Where did Andrey's glasses go?
49:10 About Andrey's habit implementation intensives.
52:10 What's the difference between healthy habits and addictions?
54:55 What is doomscrolling?
59:05 Why does Andrey like "watery" literature?
1:04:30 Why do people like to be afraid?
1:09:28 How can you escape doomscrolling?
1:17:25 The most important idea about habits.
1:23:10 Andrey on how he got into corporate training.
1:30:00 Knowing is not the same as doing.
1:38:57 Who will definitely be able to implement habits?
1:42:05 The most sensible book about habits.