Dr. Majid Fotuhi

Ask yourself, why do I want to have a better memory?

Why do I want to have a healthy brain?

Why?

Establish the why.

And that really helps to guide you as to where you're going.

For example, you know, again, I have a family and one of the things that I feel passionate about is to make sure that my family is healthy and that my daughters will become successful and happy people in their lives.

That's something that's important to me.

I feel passionate about educating the public about how they can prevent Alzheimer's disease.

I love it.

I love giving lectures.

I love doing this podcast.

I love the fact that I just finished writing my fourth book and I will continue doing it.

So establish what it is that is meaningful to you.

And that will help you to have motivation to then pursue the things that are good for your brain.

You need to establish in your mind what it is that excites you, what it is that you feel passionate about.

These are not philosophical concepts.

These mindsets actually change the anatomy of your brain.

There are questionnaires to establish a sense of purpose in life.

And you answer like seven or 10 questions and you get a score on how much sense of purpose you have in your life.

And then you can use those questionnaires and ask the question of how having a sense of purpose can change things.