#PrefrontalCortexTraining

 

There I am on my way to work, waiting for the elevator in the lobby, standing in line and already thinking:

• “Why is it taking so long to come down?”
• “It really should be here by now.”
• “Ugh, if I’d caught that other one I’d already be there.”

 

#LossOfControl100%

#Irritation #AmygdalaActivated

#NegativePredError #Imagination #Expectations #Outcome

#DopamineLeakingEverywhere

 

“Okay — twenty calf raises, and a few neck stretches.”

#PrefrontalCortexTraining

 

Any other tricks?

• Control your environment: if-then drills (condition-action), putting physical distance between you and the temptation, reining in spending

• Visual milestones: sticky notes, whiteboards, and the like (bait for your dopamine antenna)

• Small actions: calves, shoulders, neck stretches, and so on