Derek Thompson
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
We can't ask the rats, of course, but the only other factor is something changed in their minds.
Some switch was flipped and now suddenly where they were only capable of 15 minutes of persistence became 60 hours.
And this is what happens to us all the time.
So to your question of when I lose motivation, when I want to give up, the big lesson for me was that we limit ourselves
Far too soon.
I mean, we have certain limitations.
Of course, eventually the rats did, were exhausted at 60 hours.
But they were quitting at 15 minutes.
Why?
Because their brain wanted to protect them in a way, ironically.
But that led to certain death.
And we hear this all the time, that I can't do this.
It's too late.
There's no time.
I'm no good at this.
This hurts.
What's the point?
These are all limiting beliefs that our brain is telling us, is whispering into our ears.
So that it's trying to protect us based on what we've experienced in the past.
Again, the brain predicts reality.