COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: THE NEURO-SCIENCE OF WILLPOWER
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In this course you will learn about the science behind strong willpower, and raise your self control to allow you to achieve your goals. Based on the latest research and cutting-edge insights from cognitive psychology, neuroscience and medicine, this course distills it all into practical lessons and tools to build your willpower.
Self-control affects your life almost constantly. Whether it’s going for a run after work, writing another job application or resisting the temptation of watching another episode Big Bang Theory. All of these decisions depend on your self-control.
This course will teach you to learn and apply the insights psychologists and neuroscientists have had over the last decades. And it will take you on a journey towards understanding and mastering willpower. To maximize your success, health and happiness.
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Highlights
- Course covers the latest scientific background to do with the cognitive psychology underpinning willpower
- The core of the course is to help you to apply this knowledge
- Learn about a wide variety of willpower hacks
- Trick yourself into self control through cognitive psychology techniques
- Understand the cognitive reasoning behind willpower and use this to take control of your life.
- Guest appearances from Jerry Seinfeld and Homer Simpson!
Curriculum
Part 1 – Introduction
Introduction to the course
Course Overview
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Risk Reward Analysis
Choosing a self control challenge
Part 2 – Willpower Basics: Hot and Cool
What is self control?
Why is self control important?
The Marshmallow Test
Hot and Cool System
Self Awareness for Higher Willpower
Identify Willpower Obstacles
Going from Hot to Cool
Part 3 – The Willpower Muscle
Introduction to the Willpower Muscle
Chocolate Chip Cookie and Your Willpower
What Judges can teach you about self control
Willpower Depletion Explained
Activity: Track your decisions for a day
Focus on one change at a time
Reduce the Number of Decisions
Get a Sugar Boost
Part 4 – Your Brain in Control
Introduction
Neuroscience of Willpower
The Brain – Your Willpower Muscle
Mindfulness Meditation for More Willpower
Activity: Mindful Breaths for Self Control
Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation
How Mindfulness Meditation Builds Willpower
Surf the Urge
Activity: Surfing the Urge Meditation
A Few Thoughts on Mindfulness
Willpower Workout
Part 5 – Willpower Beliefs
Introduction
Beliefs about Willpower
Helpful Willpower Beliefs
Understanding Willpower Mindsets
Thinking Error: Low Frustration Tolerance
Rethinking Discomfort
Using ABC Sheets to Identify LFT Beliefs
The ABC Sheets
Activity: Exposure
Activity: Postponing Gratification
Identifying Self Sabotaging Beliefs
Dealing with Self Sabotage
Spend Some Time before Moving On
Part 6 –Present v Future Self
Introduction
Two Different People?
Future Self Continuity
Use this to talk to your future self
Jerry Seinfeld on future self continuity
A Letter to your Future Self
To Email your future self
A Message to Your Future Self
Homer Simpson on his Future Self
Reward Substitution
Activity: Reward Substitution
Pre-Commitment
Know your WHY
Pause and Plan
Priming your why
Trick your brain: Force a Start
Trick your brain: Postpone
Mental Contrasting and Implementation Intentions
Instructions: Mental Contrasting and Implementation Intentions
Part 7 – Your Body on Willpower
Introduction
Willpower and Heart Rate Variability
What impacts your heart rate variability?
Increasing heart rate variability: Willpower breathing
Alternate nostril breathing
Physical exercise for more willpower
Better nutrition: The most ignored route to higher willpower
Get Rest
Get Rest part 2!
Part 8 – Putting Self Control in Context
Introduction
Remove Temptations and Distractions
Your Social Environment
Get a willpower buddy
Build Habits
Break Habits
Apps for Self Control
Part 9 – Conclusion
Thank you and Goodbye
Details
Lectures – over 80
Videos – over 3h of video content
Language – English
Who is this course for?
- People who want to change towards a healthier lifestyle through dieting or exercise
- People looking to get rid of addiction based behaviours
- Those who want to stop procrastinating
- Students interested in cognitive psychology, and how the mind works.
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