How to Build Willpower | David Goggins & Dr. Andrew Huberman

[@HubermanLabClips]

This clip is from the Huberman Lab episode “David Goggins: How to Build Immense Inner Strength.” The full episode can be found on KZbin here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHWvk2uVrMyLa5I

[@lindamon5101]

Pool the schools projects you guys. The earth is 70% water ppl are 70% water education needs to be 70% water please help pool the schools Education of water❤

[@ally2ava]

Goggins language cheapens the message

[@HealthspanHandyman]

​@ally2ava There's always one lmao. He has explained and responded to this countless times, including in this podcast episode. Listen to those more so than my own framing, but basically...Excessive attention to filtering himself would subtract from and thus effectively cheapen the message because THAT would inhibit vocalization of the raw truth of the cost and process behind that which the podcast and inquiry centers on here. Focus is on the reality and relaying that, full stop. Interjecting a priority of 'OK, but no curse words!' - would potentially compromise that to some (slight or more) degree. No matter how infinitesimal the degree, Goggins is not the type to compromise the truth of his experience, process, path, associated cost of that ("what it took/takes"), etc. and this ironically is _augmented_ by the fact he wants it to be as helpful to others as practically possible and, probabilistically, a key component to ensuring that is to AVOID filtering the raw signal from its source so to speak. Anyway, difficult to explain off the cuff in text but again he himself has addressed this so many, many times. Besides, with all the actual threats, travesties, harms and everything we bring upon ourselves and which external life exposes us to, I can never understand why vocal symbols like curse _words_ are allegedly so 'heinous' to some people. Like, c'mon How about you demonstrate something like he has and communicate it better without feeling like you're compromising integrity and axiological emphasis of what is being expressed 👌🏼

[@brianwnc8168]

I find that practicing mindfulness to turn the sucky stuff into a playful creative Joy eventually makes the crappy stuff less than crappy and sometimes it can become fun. Adding this additional mindful layer can really create profound healing results an improvements in the process of becoming whole and healthy. We can change our emotional relationship to almost anything with consistent practice of the right combined body and mind techniques

[@ally2ava]

@@HealthspanHandyman it’s lack of self control and disrespect of self. An ideal example of the truth, which is you get really good at what you practice. What are you in the practice of?

[@mp-jg1hu]

A motto I live by is "if you can't beat the fear, do it scared."

[@miramira7031]

Dammm thanks for sharing

[@augilaar7420]

Yo thats hard bro, Thanks for that

[@mp-jg1hu]

Sis, actually 😊. It's difficult, but it sooo helps to think this way.

[@SMITESHSURESH]

Wow that's a good motto! I'm gonna start using it

[@Jahbezx]

goes hard af

[@Bj-rl5fb]

I can't imagine the level of pride and accomplishment David felt when Huberman told him about this new study. Imagine being judged by the way you think and behave everyday for years and ended up being right.

[@Bling92]

💯

[@SuperAlexMck]

That's a very good point

[@VictoryAviation]

He was probably thinking, “Well no shit” 😂🤣

[@agnesboland8920]

😂😂​@@VictoryAviation

[@TitusKingdom]

I don't think he felt any of that. I think the comment two above me got it right. "Yeah, no shit..." is what he was thinking

[@sehumi]

This is amazing, to hear about the anterior mid-cingulate cortex. I suffered with severe depression for a few years after my parent’s death , desperate, a good friend of mine told me, you have to do exactly the opposite of what your brain (negative voice), is telling you to do. And so, I began doing it, the opposite: getting out of my bed, going outside, working out, working, eating healthy enough, spending time with people… without even noticing, a few months later , I was slowly going back to being myself. Without medication 💊 I still feel the sadness that caused my depression but decided to go live life . Great episode . Digging deeper with the footnotes. I am not going back to depression .

[@Eddie-Spaghetti]

Well done to you. Happy to hear you did this. It wouldn’t have been easy. All the best in future 👊

[@Gomii]

That's a great friend you have, thank you for sharing

[@Aaron.Drake.Ames.]

Very true brother, our body tends to choose comfortability over anything. Fighting this is fighting depression. Finding a purpose with discipline to the body is the cure for most people's mental anguish.

[@danielpintard7382]

That’s literally what my therapist has told me in my struggle with depression recently, to do the exact opposite of what my depression is telling me to do

[@DrRussell]

I’m sorry for your loss may they rest in peace. Thank you for keeping our standards high.

[@kylesanders2225]

Goggins is sitting there like "brother you're just explaining to me something scientifically that I've known for years"

[@wellbodisalone]

Self-discipline is so powerful. First you dream, and then you get things done.

[@cinnamongirl3070]

Absolutely! It's about discipline, not motivation...

[@runswithraptors]

One bite at a time

[@bennyboybbb]

Exactly, no work without action

[@Sabasoot]

We are so blessed and privileged in this day and age that we have the opportunity to set down and listen to such a great conversation by such great human beings.

[@rafrokid79]

We really are

[@bradswanson7919]

Ok let’s apply this stuff to the next generation. We’ve made school about having fun while learning. We need to go back to “boring” work.

[@9823068729]

Yes, I absolutely agree 👍🏻💯

[@mightymoeish]

I can't believe yall eat this crap up. Gaggins works out for 12 hours a day then yells at a camera. And he's here with the great andrew huberman.

[@thesussycat]

Really

[@vzgsxr]

Dave's whole brain must be completely anterior mid singular cortex by now. 😂

[@susanbaker2796]

Exactly what I thought!

[@Enlightened-21]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@klalrinfela9313]

Hahaha. Exactly

[@ErenJaeger-kx7wn]

Midcingulate

[@hoodoo457]

It's Cingulate bro

[@alichebry]

By far one of your best podcasts, in my modest opinion. What separates David from the crowd is he is REAL - truth bombs exploding everywhere. As a 59 year old single mom who suffers from chronic pain (car accident) with four grown children, his words truly hit home. I get out of bed every damn morning at 6:15 am and go to my day job even though I don't truly enjoy it, but it pays our bills. I come home, shop, cook healthy meals, workout a little, walk my dog, do some more chores then hit the bed early so I can get up, rinse and repeat. I enjoy my weekends with friends and family but most of my time is spent doing. I have been like this my entire life - always just putting one foot in front of the other, day by day. Thanks Andrew.

[@Eyezick-l5z]

As someone who is eternally grateful to his mom (dad too 😅) for having raised me, I hope you know how grateful your kids probably are for your hard work ❤️

[@master-oh6zn]

How the hell did you end up in a situation like that

[@abhishek-jf6zl]

@ch-yq5yn he loves his life and he loves himself, it is just his way of dealing things and he found what he wants and that is what being told in this podcast, you know the ways are different but destiny is one: finding yourself. Also, you and I haven't lived his life nor have we seen him personally, you never judge something you do not know completely.

[@rickcopy]

Well done alichebry. Jesus Christ bless you and all your family, specially your children

[@neverbroke55]

@@master-oh6zn bro wdym she just told u

[@shuebeedoo]

I lost my mother-in-law a week before Christmas, yesterday I went to get a wart removed and found out it was cancer. I'm mentally preparing for battle and this was a huge help. Embrace the suck

[@YokeyDokey]

Hope youre doing well man. Stay hard!

[@danielcantu393]

You got this and I believe in you. Believe in yourself, I wear a bracelet that says WWGD (What Would Goggins Do) to remind myself all the time. Do that, you got this, you will come out of this and you will be stronger because of it!

[@Elifffff726]

You got this! Stay strong and please read the book ‘the power of the subconscious mind’ by Joseph Murphy❤

[@valerianlin2792]

You got this. 💪💪💪💪💪🙏

[@sidimouhamed7727]

I invite you to embrace islam and to follow the way of Jesus , Moses , Jacob , Abraham , Noah , Adam , Muhammad peace and blessings be upon them

[@SKY77713]

Goggins has led me out of mental and emotional darkness time and time again, and all I can say is thank you! Your words and actions are a true light for so many!

[@teamedgewise6276]

Much love brother glad your doing good🤙

[@Cagnaccioitalia]

Try Jesus! Matt. 11 Verses 28 to 30[28] Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. [29] Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. [30] For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

[@StaalBurgher0]

Why do you keep ending in darkness?

[@arshilazghan786]

Jesus has nothing to do with it , It's about will power and science 😄 Don't promote religion everywhere you see... Jesus is a Human being and a messenger of God , not God or child or father of God ​@@Cagnaccioitalia

[@glensmith5721]

I'd call it self-respect on the deepest level, you'll never have to doubt yourself or what you're capable of because it's now ingrained into your soul. You're a true legend Mr Goggins

[@JustChill-zd4ib]

Okay it's just a brain area relax 😂

[@yoeyyoey8937]

I’d call it a personality disorder

[@60oh]

@@JustChill-zd4ibdude okay but whats the difference between a soul and a brain. brain is literally the core of your existence and your ego. so if we find out something so important about it, it sure does equal in importance to soul-changing knowledge in my books

[@s9cdoDgyBoy]

“All Success lies behind something you have to do that SUCKS” a quote I live by. Cannot contribute the honour of the quote to myself, but thanks to the man that said it!

[@christravelsbytaco5771]

This is amazing. I've been growing my anterior midcingulate cortex for 16 years straight now!! And all I've had to do is show up to my job every day. Go figure!!

[@bbjawara4917]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@MarkSamuels-j6x]

Showing up at work every day hahahahaha that is the funniest thing I heard for the new year

[@ElGeeSpot]

Facts 😂

[@michaelelliott3209]

You have grown it unless you drown the pain in alcohol after work.

[@MEGATRON8.]

- I must be having a very large one for that bro😭

[@ScorpionF1RE_USA]

Even if he quits working out tomorrow... Goggins is the self-discipline GOAT.

[@pastaleshta]

So the master slave?

[@strategicsage7694]

@@pastaleshta Is he the slave, or are the slaves the people who do everything they can to avoid doing things they don't feel like doing?

[@mastershooter64]

@@strategicsage7694 definitely the latter

[@OfficialChatGP]

his whole point was that he’d never😂 he finds the suck everyday, repeatedly. Which means he’s doing stuff harder than the day before everyday, wild dude

[@MrTheBestSweeper]

I love how DG is a good listener. I was expecting him to interrupt etc, but the guy can do it all. He is not only a beast, but to put it in the words of JBP: "You should be a monster, an absolute monster, and then you should learn how to control it." Goggins can do it all. A great listen. Thank you!

[@paulbrinkman952]

Excellent insight. I noticed the same thing. Another attribute of this amazing human being.

[@JohnDoe-pc3uk]

True. He's a very active man to say the least, and certainly knows to talk, but he's also willing to say quiet and listen to what others are saying.

[@jaymann5180]

13:01 "The problem is you, and you don't want to fix it." Wow!!! That entire thing was very profound, and it makes sense.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Which one is you?

[@jaymann5180]

@@yoeyyoey8937 Neither.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

@@jaymann5180 so who fixes the problem?

[@Cagnaccioitalia]

Call unto Jesus he's got your back.

[@arshilazghan786]

​@@Cagnaccioitaliathen why every Christian is not successful????? Just get religious things away from this

[@GymGarageMan]

Was written off at 50! Started training in crumbling garage lifting rocks doing pushups on paint cans pullups on beams got ripped af at 53 years old!!!

[@noneedtogotogym9899]

Just checked your channel garageman brutal training keep it up grandpa

[@LiftOffLife]

Kudos to you man 🙏

[@Jostra_FAME]

As David Goggins' book title goes, "Never Finished". Proud of you, bruh!

[@melissamullinator]

That’s awesome

[@bansh210]

respect 🙏

[@MG-em9de]

I can relate to David, my entire life has been getting up off the ground daily - . Multiple TBIs, PTSDs, broken bones, near death experience, learning disabilities, loss of siblings - courage, willpower and persistence

[@ALCONBLUE-eq6cj]

That is your blessing,use the pain positively ! We are lucky to be blessed with hard times

[@pan_jam]

“if you don't understand what im saying today, the problem is YOU, and YOU don't want to fix it” is such a powerful phrase. I can't go by without typing this out

[@andyvaldez4334]

David Goggins BMI must be 5% Body Fat and 95% Lean Anterior Midsingular Cortex.

[@EricaRossini-s3b]

I think you mean body composition not BMI 😂

[@Mrgohar111]

🤣

[@ahmedyassin5685]

🤣🤣🤣

[@hassaniyad1483]

That's a nice one 😂

[@jpienaar6446]

😂

[@noway6489533]

What a start to the year. Goggins and Huberman on a podcast. Let it continue 👊

[@michaelelliott3209]

Wonderful comment!

[@Dnariobeats1289]

He been on a roll this year

[@kameshwaridevaraj5196]

U okay now

[@PatriciaRodriguez-dm7oc]

Goggins has such an important message to this ERA. He is a teacher to all of us! Thank you for this interview!

[@jakeb8856]

This reinforces my mantra at work. There’s part of the job you enjoy, and there are parts of the job you hate. “That’s where the paycheck comes from” keeps me moving forward.

[@Dnariobeats1289]

lol now everyone wants to find a job they only love

[@CurvaLish]

I am a Goggins listener, book reader and fan and I can't tell you enough how much this blessed me. Thank you for posting this snippet from your interview with him.

[@bjelfin]

I came to this conclusion late in life while struggling with a severe, lifelong ADD procrastination problem. It's a simple, but profound truism. The less you do (in terms of putting effort into doing stuff you need to do), the less you're able to do. The more you do, the more you're able to do. Willpower/self discipline is like a muscle. It must be worked to grow stronger, and then maintained to keep it strong. And David is right, there are no easy hacks. I spent my life looking for them and trying them and reading all the books. It really comes down to the fact that you have to suck it up and Just Do It.

[@michellearchuleta7881]

The most underrated comment on this thread! Profound wisdom, thanks!!

[@healthmarket6224]

This is so true. I first noticed this phenomenon when I quit my job. I suddenly had all the free time in the world - but somehow - I no longer had the willpower to go to the gym anymore. I could never find an explanation for this. Like, shouldn’t I have more energy to go to the gym now that I don’t have to work a job I hate? Now it all makes sense

[@Skywalker_9618]

00:04 The anterior midcingulate cortex grows when people do things they don't want to do 01:43 Building willpower through challenging activities 02:59 Building willpower is a gradual process 04:35 Facing hard challenges in life helps in developing resilience and strength. 06:25 Building willpower by addressing the real conversation in your head 08:04 Effort alone is not sufficient for enhancing willpower 09:34 Discovering willpower leads to fulfillment and self-discovery. 11:34 Unlock your willpower and reach your full potential

[@PrivateSnafu14]

Thank you!

[@queenofL0L]

Thanks Haroon! JZK

[@arstym3883]

Thanks!

[@dawidbenyahudahisrael6959]

Damn, I don’t want to listen to this video but I will to grow my anterior midcingulate cortex. But hey, I appreciate these notes.

[@GhANeC]

Many many thanks for this

[@annabanana1282]

This was the best podcast I have ever listened to. Thank you so much David and Andrew for sharing this. David I love your honesty. You are someone we should all look up to. I want all young men in my community here in Ireland to look to for inspiration thank you again. I bought my son your book for his birthday he loved it and he's sharing it with other young men. ❤❤

[@augustollamasolier]

But David doesn´t want us to look up at him. He´d rather see us putting up the work, the effort, the suffering. To express less admiration for the man and spend more time bringing out the best in us.

[@rafaelmarques-gg9kf]

The are so many podcasts better than this one. What a waste o time

[@JakeWoolf]

I really hate exercise, and as I've been doing it more I've been a bit depressed that I might hate it forever. Now I know that's a gift 😂

[@cptwoody7103]

At some point you will get used to it 🤩

[@SCmatium]

I love exercise actually.. sometimes its hard to convince yourself to do it, but when I do it I enjoy it

[@SCmatium]

Just gotta find the right exercises/sports

[@4lifesk8boarding]

When you start getting in shape you'll be lovin it at some point, as it will just be another part of your day. Just always do it, pack your bag and just go there.

[@Kwepso.]

Been struggling with reactive living, gaming, watching anime and stuff for a long year. Trying to find willpower to do stuff and getting frustrated because i dont do stuff when i dont feel like it. Now finding out on paper it should suck and should feel like shit is gonna help a lot. Thank you for clarifying this for me and others

[@etcatournemal]

Dr Huberman, and Mr Goggins, we love you, thanks from France !

[@mendyburton7256]

🤯 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 I am mind blown! For all of my 53 years, I have struggled with the possibility that I didn’t have what it takes to do things that are difficult in life. I am coming to understand that societal conditioning and my own perceptions of life has erroneously formed these opinions. this gives me hope that, more than the accomplishments, is that there is physical proof in the brain that doing difficult things actually works! It’s not just powering through in life. We don’t have to believe that we’re lazy or useless or less than. We’re not doomed to stay in our thoughts and/ or current state! We now know that it is likened to a muscle that needs to be worked and that it takes time to build this! Thank you both for this truth that all of humanity can benefit! Thank you, God and the universe!🙌🏼

[@lucky88shp]

Goggins truly is an inspiration, an example of how to truly unlock what is possible within you!

[@joryiansmith]

What a super special moment we all got to share in 🙏

[@thomasmarre6785]

This might be the most meaningful KZbin you have ever done...thank you !!! And of all people, thank you for having David Goggins on to punctuate this

[@AmarrahSingerSongwriter]

A few yrs ago I reflected on my life about when my willpower was the strongest and realized it’s when I was in the best shape of my life while tree planting. Ppl were surprised that I did it for 4 yrs and I always replied that I was just really good at forcing myself to do things I hated. I equated my willpower with being in great physical shape and now this interview has given me further insight. Very interesting stuff guys!

[@onearmeverything6000]

I hope you do a full episode on the Anterior Midcingulate Cortex! This was one of my favorite episodes, though I love them all!

[@georgemerrifield4849]

There already is! The episode is called "how to increase willpower and tenacity" Give it listen!

[@filmawayvlad]

@@georgemerrifield4849thanks!

[@FitPhilipYT]

Notes: - Anterior midcingulate cortex = will to life / willpower - If you do things you hate, the anterior midcingulate cortex will grow, if you like hard things it wont grow - Example 1: If you dont want to go in an ice bath for 10 minutes and still do it, it will gow - Example 2: If you LIKE training to failure or like forced reps and do them, it wont grow - You have to not like it, anything you like to do, will not enhance your willpower - "I'ts the 'suck' part that grows the anterior midcingulate cortex"

[@Huihui89078]

So should it grow? What are the benefits of it

[@andrews7414]

I was wondering the same thing. I think how you apply this is key. Dont just do massive reps because you hate it. There are way smarter ways to apply this.@@Huihui89078

[@wes7bg]

@@Huihui89078 willpower to do hard and boring activities and willing to live at all

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Who would have thought. Not like people been saying this since recorded time

[@jaxonschlutz1279]

this is very key information and I think that self discipline is the ground work to success but personally I think that you should still try to enjoy the hard things you do every day as much as you can to maintain a positive mental frame work. Because lets be real, even if you try to enjoy the hard things you're still not actually going to truly enjoy them. I guess all im trying to say is that if you want to add more suck into your life for extra will power do it by adding in additional things that you dont want to do or by physically making the tasks you currently do harder, not by restructuring your mental frame work to hate every single hard thing you do during the day. try your hardest to love and enjoy every single thing you do, and once you do love everything you do take that as the indicator to increase the difficulty. progressively over load and stay hard.

[@meskinYT]

My eyes welled up a little bit listening to this. Most of my 50 year life has been about the avoidance of doing the things that I *need* to do, but don't want to. I instead had settled snugly into my comfort zone: alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, video games, etc It has only been in recent years that I've learned to understand that, for a better life, you *must* get comfortable doing uncomfortable things. To learn a new skill takes practice. And 'willpower' is simply just a skill. So practice it and it will get better. Edit: *THESE* are the things we should be teaching our children. Inflation keeps us too busy to do so, and our education system is little more than an indoctrination system. Combine the two and it's little wonder we are churning out so many depressed, medicated, fat, no-purpose adults.

[@cptfreeman8966]

I’m the exact type of new adult you speak of except I’m not fat. I don’t smoke cigs and I barely drink. But in my 26 years of life I fucked it up with Weed and bad friends video games get an honorable mention I suppose. But it was really the weed and bad friends

[@daniellehedger3644]

that last paragraph tho 🎯

[@ProtossOP]

⁠​⁠@ch-yq5ynin this day and age with people having attention span of a tik-tok clip it’s very uncomfortable sitting with yourself in a silent room for like 10 minutes. So yeah. Anything new also pushes you out of a “comfort” zone, so OP is kinda onto something.

[@bbbbbbb51]

​@ch-yq5yn"manifesting" anything is just the placebo effect. Good on you if it works, but won't work for the vast majority.

[@sahilrana7535]

No purpose adults that hit hard.

[@sportlams]

if you want to go deeper into the rabbit hole, 'Unveiling Your Hidden Potential' by Bruce Thornwood

[@stochastic42]

I'm going in!

[@MrBitsy]

i searched but can't find the book on amazon

[@eldonpapa444]

🤖🤖🤖

[@arimax888]

@@MrBitsy its a scam!! Its crazy how many people click like without actually seeing results/resonating with a comment!! These bots keep posting random guru/book suggestions so you go google and help their algorithm or something!

[@mikegreenguitar]

Goggins actually getting misty eyed over this is awesome!

[@gefallenesobst6855]

Imagine how great the world would be if everyone worked as hard on themselves as David does every day, for years.

[@borna1897]

How is he working on himself? Are you saying his body is healthy because of all the stress he does? All this guy promotes is self destruction

[@MrSilus2000]

@@borna1897People are already destroyed bro that’s the whole point here 🤫

[@MrSilus2000]

Eventually people will have no choice because nobody enjoys life as a bot 🤖

[@lichley26]

we would already conquer Mars by now, we would be fucking running there !

[@lichley26]

@@borna1897 u are definetly not smart

[@r.mhaych5021]

I needed to hear this bad ! I’m a business owner, I’ve been in business for 7 months and it’s been a great 7 months then I got to the first holiday I’ve had in ages with having money to have a holiday, spending everyday with my wife and son who I just want to be with every single day and hour, my holiday is coming to an end in a few days and im dreading the return to work because I know how hard I have to work in order to make my business successful. But hearing this came at the best time !

[@Peter-mb9mb]

Such profound words spoken by Goggins starting at 9:23. I am deeply moved by his words and this feels like a call to action to truly find ourselves. Our real authentic selves. This video is a nugget of gold.

[@widehubineverdie4326]

Listening to this in the bus on my way to school, because of pressure due to school was the right choice.

[@Dnariobeats1289]

Nice!!!! Keep it going

[@davidr1719]

Although what they talk about seems obvious as a concept, it brings me great joy finding out about how this isn’t just a mental process but also a physical development. In life we look for tangible evidence for our efforts and this definitely provides it. Amazing podcast guys, truly brilliant

[@monicadamm9912]

Good to hear this. For years I believed that, most of the time, we know what we need to do, but we don't like or want to do that one thing, so we spend a lot of time and money looking for the work-around or "hack". Thanks for the dose of reality.

[@Jacobk-g7r]

No lie, my discipline was next level thanks to by grandma and the hell she put me through and all the bullies at school. Telling me to off myself and stuff was hardening. I got a little weak after she passed and i grew up and wanted to relax. Thanks for the reminder.

[@JohnnStr1]

I would highly recommend to read The 21 former doctor secrets if you didnt yet

[@victoria256r]

I just bought it, looks amazing

[@dude4057]

Bot comment, 9 days ago comment with 4.7k likes on a 7 month old video that leads to an obscure website / book?

[@radmilakhamzina6427]

Who is the author of this book? I want to make sure I get the right one. Thank you.

[@victoria256r]

@@radmilakhamzina6427 its dr. rachel morgan

[@domack8724]

@@dude4057it’s by Rachel Morgan and it’s available on Amazon

[@TheInsideMan247]

Goggins is the embodiment of ‘Just Do It’. Someone asked me the other day if I thought the American dream was still alive… my answer was simple. As long as I’m alive, I’m going to live as though it is. Just do it anyway.

[@johnwilson3375]

This is legit helpful. For us with ADHD, that prefrontal doesn’t work so well. This could be a great tool to at least push us forward. 👊

[@tweetalig]

I'm so glad you said this because my entire household of 5 except me have ADHD. Gonna show my wife this!

[@60oh]

HOLY SHIT ive just realized what you said. Of course this must literally be the core of ADHD. Changes the perspective 100% for me - to know that if i choose to continue despite the struggle there is a literal „muscle” in my brain that will grow and make it easier for me omg

[@cpeace3172]

@ch-yq5yn I’m 49 years old and I have ADHD. I have practiced twice a week for the past 27 years to try and meditate. It absolutely does not work for me the same as you. When I clear my mind, I fall asleep. I cannot exist in an “awake” state of mind without any thoughts. I have tried everything. I studied under a yogi in India and a Baba in Nepal for two months each. Neurodivergent people are all different and not every person fits in your box.

[@afroxyzz]

Stop labelling yourselves. Nothing like ADHD. You are just distracted and need to practice mindfulness and focus

[@phatgringo2.0]

You make a great poi... wait what were we talking about? 😂

[@brunoaziza]

There is “no hack”. Love it. Dave’s work has had a great influence on my teenager in building his discipline.

[@PRIMEPODCASTMAGAZINE]

This conversation changes everything! I only have one question though in my experience every time I beat resistance it turns to peace then joy. Say I think ugh I don’t want to do dishes or I have lots of laundry housework and work deadlines. As soon as I’m doing it the resistance stops and I feel glad I’m doing it. That’s with everything.

[@jillreed5573]

Love this discussion. “It’s the suck.” “Most ppl are missing something because they don’t know who they are.” Real truths. I’m editing my first online course right now and I absolutely hate the task, but now I see how it’s good for me. Keep pushing.

[@kevymckeag68]

Honestly, with the evidence backed up right there with Goggins and his life story. This literally one of the best pieces of information anyone can ever receive. Top class, gentlemen

[@ashekinmostafa]

Rewatching this clip after completing whole podcast. It was a awesome episode. Thank you Dr huberman. Thank you Mr. Goggins. God bless you.❤

[@CyrusOG666]

it took me 35 years to begin going to bed in a caloric deficit but guess what I finally learned and am getting to a normal body fat

[@kristinayager3791]

When I was a teenager I had an eating disorder. I’m certainly not endorsing an eating disorder, but it’s fascinating because my will to resist eating for days on end no doubt activated my anterior mid singular cortex. This experience has in part helped to shape and form the self-discipline I developed to achieve things in life. As I grow older and seek to control other things in my life as an adult, the first thing I do is control my food intake - this will jump start my overall self control. I’m sure there’s a study or paper that digs into behaviors like this, but as a human living with this experience, it becomes a philosophical pursuit: like anything in life, we all have these drives, and they can be used to help us or harm us, or it can be balanced with time and maturity. Seriously Interesting 🧐

[@adelaidahoff]

I have had the exact same experience 🤯

[@YankoNachovski]

Thanks

[@btcpublic]

Love this talk. One thing not spoken about here is the impact of fear of failure and how a fear of failure was "built not born" in you, me and David Goggins. Fear of Failure is different than suffering.

[@BitterTast3]

An important distinction to add is that you have to DO something that you don’t want to do, NOT have something DONE to you that you don’t want. In a weird way, it’s like how actively choosing to engage in something you fear, etc. will help you to grow whereas those things that just happen to you could cause trauma.

[@Thegolfparadigm]

Haven’t finished the full episode yet but did listen to this portion and so far it’s the best part. As someone who went through a bad case of shingles then cancer what he saying is understood completely. When you have those things you can’t do what you’re told partially or one day not the other. You do exactly what you’re supposed to or advised to get past these diseases and then what you’re advised to never have to go through them again. Your choices are either A) do what’s needed to be healthy - diet, exercise, lifestyle or B) go through this again in the future. As he said there’s no motivation, self discipline, etc. it’s just donut or don’t. Fail or not. 🎯

[@tobygoodman9134]

This is my favourite bit of information ever. I've always tried to take the hard path, and just get stuff done that i don't want to do. As a kid, i would say to myself, just do x or y, its only 30 seconds and then you can chill. This would be something simple like, take the stairs instead of the elevator , or wash the pots and pans before eating, etc, that sort of thing. Nothing like Goggins, but it still allowed me to create discipline. Looking at me now, this discipline that is instilled within me, from a child, which is obviously now related to the anterior midcingulate cortex, has made me into such a good hard working adult who doesn't mind taking the hard road for anything, because i know the benefits that come from doing things you don't want to do, eg, keeping the home clean, exercising regularly, working hard, eating healthy. Its great to be able to attribute this towards a physical change in the brain, rather than just put it down to will power.

[@kristianyotov5202]

Can't help but notice how perfectly this conversation adds to Jordan Peterson's message "that meaningful life is made by adopting responsibility."

[@seekthetruth824]

keep doing when you don't feel like it, and be darn sure your vision is correct.

[@scottkidd1969]

This is a must watch and the two of these guys reiterated that you must challenge yourself And find your strength in the “suck”. Thank you @David Goggins and @Andrew Huberman

[@PatDaddy13]

I literally started this video depressed on my couch and took the advice. It’s not even over yet and I’m up running around feeling like a million bucks.

[@janryck]

Goggins is such an inspiration!

[@EasternWisdomwithMrAQ]

Hearing Goggins and Huberman break down willpower like this-motivation overload! Makes me want to go out and face some stuff I’ve been avoiding

[@thinkingaloud7925]

so the goal is to get to the point when you don't feel negative or positive about anything new you are doing, that's when you will have maxed out your anterior midcingulate cortex growth.

[@brianpistolwhip]

Goggins is probably the only man that truly understands what it feels like to feel stuck and directionless in life.

[@Amodini-Tarini4460]

Anyone else here obsessed with Hidden Time Wealth? Its like discovering a secret formula for beating procrastination!

[@jawwadsonu9148]

What’s that?

[@luiscobos170]

😮

[@ELEETIST]

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[@bunny09caviness]

Ok so as a homeschool mom of 3 boys I do my best to make school as active and accessible to each of my boys BUT sometimes it comes down to doing the worksheet or redoing an assignment and my son, 13, just wrote me a letter about how frustrating school is and how he hates it so I am going to show him this video because as we train for our 10k he understands we are building our endurance and our leg muscles but to now be able to know we are legitimately also building our brain into something while we do these things we dislike is an amazing motivator. I doubt it will make him want to do it but now doing hard things will have a purpose so thank you gentleman for your insight.

[@charlespell7762]

This is a life changer! This also ties in perfectly with Andrew's discussion with Dr. Anna Lembke, which I highly recommend. Thank you Dr. Andrew Huberman for sharing this, and thank you to David Goggins.

[@alishadan8770]

there is a beast in each and every one of us that is desperately needed to be unleashed and won't happen unless we dare going out of the box, build that willpower.

[@MatzProductionz]

This will be a new year for so many people thank you guys !

[@realtalkwithAwani]

You gotta fight that will power of yours everyday. It’s one day at a time . There is no life hackss🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@rkidlat]

At 5:15 when David talks about "knowledge" he's not talking about just information acquired through reason and intellect, he's talking more about experiential knowledge that comes through experience

[@Dennis-kk3so]

Amazing to see the complete feeling of validation on David’s face. Sometimes when people get called crazy they are just ahead of their time. David is a legend in his own right!

[@omarbezzi]

Days before i saw this, i came to this realization myself , of course by gathering knowledge through books, podcasts. I understood what practicing skills is really about , same things applies for emotions, but i lack focus , and will power , so i thought if i need to build will power , i need to things that are beneficial and hard If i need focus , single pointed meditation was the best to build focus for all other things. That is really helping me achieving my goals, both focus and will power have increased through . Whatever u wanna increase , just do that thing , it flourishes with time

[@to_discover_life]

hey man i struggle with meditation how did you do it

[@Android-Zen]

It’s counterintuitive, but I’m happiest in my life when I’m consistently doing things that I don’t want to do. Lately I’ve gravitated towards the familiarity of comfort and I’ve been miserable, in spite of making more money than I ever have, and being able to afford some of the things I always wanted. I think back when I was a broke college student working out over 1 hr a day and actively doing things I hate (reading fiction books, waking up early, etc) I felt untouchable and a profound sense of self accomplishment. Back to the grind.

[@lonestarpatriot876]

Great topic. I have always had a fascination with neuroscience, and this one of those topics that has always been the highest on my list of interest with regards to neuroscience. I learned many years ago to embrace the stuff that I hate and don't want to do. It truly changed my life when I did so. This puts context to all of that, and I appreciate the breakdown.

[@RahimBah1]

The combination of David Goggins and Dr. Andrew Huberman discussing willpower is a powerhouse of motivation and insights. A must-watch for anyone looking to tap into their full potential and cultivate resilience.

[@ScottyRosencrance-dq4pj]

Minute 8:31. “Friction is the critical ingredient.” That is brilliant and exactly how I needed to hear it today. I hear it in other terms. But that is awesome. And I’m going to get in an ice bath which Huberman is almost the only reason I do them. And there is no worry of…I love them so I would get used to them so we don’t get all the mental benefits. No we don’t love them, we love how we feel after them. Before a workout, I can’t see how there is anything better. You get out and feel that you are super human. I just want to thank these two men. When I push myself to my limits, I can because of the science I’ve learned behind most of them. I hope everyone has a wonderful day. We have got this!!

[@garkeiner2342]

Thanks so much for this podcast! The only thing I wonder is about when and how much to do hard things. Doing and overcoming "something" hard every day should be a constant, of course. I've had many teachers who were (almost) as intense as David and somehow I was always quick to adopt everything. So much so I feel bad if I do anything which feels good, mentally or physically. That made me run myself into the ground regularly to the point of being worse at many things in life, including my job and including social connections since those are things I like, so i spent all my resources on voluntary suffering, avoiding social life because it feels good and having little cognitive resources left for work. To this day I couldn't really get rid of this habit and while I might constantly train my "will power", challenging and growing myself physically and intellectually, I feel like I've trained myself to avoid anything that should make life worth living.

[@thegobe]

Gayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@rickyalan1227]

Balance is key

[@vickyhk8552]

Agree, to me I don’t see joy, happiness, pleasure in only doing hard things. I want to live a life well lived not be the one to die with the biggest anterior mid singular cortex.

[@lyndseygolden7546]

I’m curious if grief and facing those things has different brain chemistry. Waking up to obstruction and hard that never ends is a great way to want your life to be shorter and it’s hard enough to live that just creating a want to continue to be alive becomes far more important than an identity.

[@Anton_Sh.]

@@vickyhk8552 do you see much see joy, happiness, pleasure in Goggins?

[@Doe-Nutz72]

This is a Dope interview I've been waiting on....thank you Both 💯❤️💎🤙🏽

[@DFIAmplifiedWellness]

This portion of the full show was my favorite and had so many "ah ha moments" on motivation and general life lessons. This can be applied at school, in the gym or at the workplace. Ultimately, in my mind, doing hard things by design can change the self perception from being rudderless to meaningful.

[@progamerlim7447]

When I'm gassed out on a tempo and there is no chance of a surge, I guess now is the time to surge, who do I wanna be? Who do I wanna be remembered as? The work ethic I practice and show is what I should live by. You never die, until the day you're forgotten. You got this!

[@ES-wz6db]

This is a masterpiece. This changed my life. Now I look at it like training a muscle. I don’t run away from the discomfort any more. "If you change the way you look at things the things you look at change."

[@PLedezma]

This is Pure gold, thanks Dr. Huberman.

[@thekingispresent__]

I'm on my journey to grow that part of my 🧠! Whose with me? Let's get it! Thank you Huberman & Goggins!

[@charlyspade4943]

I love this balance of science and raw unfiltered truth by someone that actually proves this on a daily despite basis actually hating doing IT no matter what! I just learned something recently that it's not the reward at the end of your mission that should be your goal, but it's the actual process of going thru the tasks and actions that really makes the difference. In other words, as Goggins would say, embrace the suck! Great stuff gentlemen!

[@ohhreally92]

That first part of the video was amazing. You could tell the more Huberman kept explaining the anterior mid singular cortex goggins started to realise where it was heading and how I proves everything he is about and is doing as correct. When he said it's more to do with the will to live. David said now we're talking. Wow! Powerful stuff

[@DC-cc8dl]

I like to think of it as you have two sides, the adult and the teenager. The teenager wants to easy way out and the adult knows what’s best

[@calterego]

Hey Andrew! first of all, thank you very much for this clip with David. Every minute is pure gold! My question is, beyond strengthening willpower, which is no a small thing, what are the main benefits to the body or mind of enlarging the anterior midcingulate cortex? are there any biological benefits? My sincere greetings from Argentina!

[@anuraganil7293]

How to love myself unconditionally,how to forgive myself and how to build willpower and discipline are the fundamental questions of my life.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

The first two give you the third

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Actually the first gives you the second and both give you the third

[@mantoskeeee]

Love his reaction! You don't see this often and you can tell it's something really special! 1:45

[@azaram8133]

I’m reading a lot of great journeys people have taken and the accomplishments they’ve received, and I’m very proud of yall! I’m fairly young and have been in a slump for a while and want to begin my journey to increase my inner strength, wish me luck!

[@kbruff2010]

Watched the whole thing!!!! Thank you!!! Total respect!!!!

[@karikoppenhaver9441]

I watched this whole podcast and this was truly the most informative part! The whole thing was great!

[@DeeJay83]

Forreal