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Dr. Andrew Huberman: How visualizing failure sharpens goals

Huberman maps the amygdala-dopamine circuit behind motivation; visualizing failure and setting intermediate milestones outperform pure positive thinking.

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Dec 18, 202533mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:23

    Goal Setting

  2. 0:23 – 3:32

    Brain & Goal Pursuit

  3. 3:32 – 5:49

    Goal Value, Action Steps

  4. 5:49 – 7:17

    Peripersonal vs Extrapersonal Space

  5. 7:17 – 11:47

    Tool: Visual Focus & Pursuing Goals

  6. 11:47 – 14:08

    Visualization & Goal Pursuit, Tool: Visualize Failure

  7. 14:08 – 15:47

    Tool: Goal Setting & Difficulty Level

  8. 15:47 – 21:00

    Dopamine & Goal Pursuit, Reward Prediction Error, Tool: Weekly Goal Assessment

  9. 21:00 – 22:57

    Dopamine & Vision; Importance of Behavioral Tools

  10. 22:57 – 24:09

    Recap of Tools for Goal Setting & Pursuit

  11. 24:09 – 31:38

    Goal Pursuit, Time; Tool: Space-Time Bridging

  12. 31:38 – 33:17

    Recap, Key Takeaways

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