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DISCLAIMER: this isn’t a quick tip video; it’s a deep dive. If you’ve ever wondered why you keep giving in to temptation and how to stop for good, this is the full picture: psychology, neuroscience, and real strategy, all in one place. Watch it when you’re ready to understand, not just scroll.
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Resources:
Neil Garrett’s work (dishonesty):
- aeon.co/ideas/dishonesty-gets-easier-on-the-brain-the-more-you-do-it
Dorsa Amir work (personality, impulsivity and environment):
- aeon.co/ideas/personality-is-not-only-about-who-but-also-where-you-are
Janan Mostajabi’s work (disinhibition):
- psyche.co/ideas/the-trait-that-makes-some-people-so-frustrating-and-alluring
Books read:
- The willpower instinct (Kelly McGonigal)
- Irresistible (Adam Alter)
Extra research:
- aeon.co/essays/the-road-to-excellence-is-paved-with-a-few-lapses-on-the-way
- aeon.co/ideas/is-it-better-to-beat-temptation-or-never-feel-tempted-at-all
- aeon.co/ideas/lets-resolve-to-own-the-right-to-make-and-break-resolutions
- aeon.co/essays/weve-always-been-distracted-or-at-least-worried-that-we-are
- psyche.co/notes-to-self/a-new-study-reveals-how-slow-breathing-calms-the-anxious-brain
- aeon.co/ideas/having-a-backup-plan-might-be-the-very-reason-you-failed
- shortform.com/app/book/the-willpower-instinct
- shortform.com/app/book/irresistible
Breathwork mentioned:
- open.spotify.com/track/5U6UUqfuGeYNpNVJHQYXi7?si=a733da8639614fbd
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0:00 Have you ever…
1:14 The 2 minute summary of this video
3:19 What we’re going to cover
3:54 (1) Defining our terms
8:16 (2) Why we give into temptation
8:40 2.1. Your brain seeks the chase, not the hit
18:08 2.2 Neuroadaption
25:53 2.3 Emotional vulnerability & conditioning
32:51 2.4 Product design
35:41 2.5 Because we always have (the historical context)
38:49 BONUS reason (who vs where)
47:00 Brief summary
47:45 (3) How to resist temptation
48:33 3.1 (From ‘the chase’) Let the impulse R.A.I.N on you
55:41 Roadblocks & distractions
58:45 3.2 (From ‘neuroadaptation’) Create space
1:03:33 Journal prompts
1:07:13 Pleasure without impulses
1:11:17 3.3 (From ‘emotional vulnerability’) Before you resist, regulate
1:20:56 3.4 (From ‘product design’) Make bad hard and good easy
1:24:34 3.5 (From ‘the historical pattern’) Transcend your struggle
1:28:01 (4) The upsides of impulsivity (disinhibition)
1:33:10 Summary & outro rizz
Title ideas:
this video is long af, but it’ll legit help you resist any temptation
how to resist temptation so easily it retires from bullying you
this video is long af, but it’ll guarantee you break your bad habits
learn to resist any temptation/bad habit in 94 mins (FREE course)
I share ideas, tools and things I’m building to help you act with more confidence, clarity and self-trust for free here:
newelofknowledge.com
your support (a coffee a month) helps keep what I do alive 🥹, ily either way:
youtube.com/channel/UC5fy9izAhlANCISUdU8quDg/join
Instagram: instagram.com/newelofknow/?hl=en-gb
X: twitter.com/NewelOfKnow
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1FRO4KMCcP09uojMjo4Xi2?si=e1d9ac403b214520
DISCLAIMER: this isn’t a quick tip video; it’s a deep dive. If you’ve ever wondered why you keep giving in to temptation and how to stop for good, this is the full picture: psychology, neuroscience, and real strategy, all in one place. Watch it when you’re ready to understand, not just scroll.
--------------
Resources:
Neil Garrett’s work (dishonesty):
- aeon.co/ideas/dishonesty-gets-easier-on-the-brain-the-more-you-do-it
Dorsa Amir work (personality, impulsivity and environment):
- aeon.co/ideas/personality-is-not-only-about-who-but-also-where-you-are
Janan Mostajabi’s work (disinhibition):
- psyche.co/ideas/the-trait-that-makes-some-people-so-frustrating-and-alluring
Books read:
- The willpower instinct (Kelly McGonigal)
- Irresistible (Adam Alter)
Extra research:
- aeon.co/essays/the-road-to-excellence-is-paved-with-a-few-lapses-on-the-way
- aeon.co/ideas/is-it-better-to-beat-temptation-or-never-feel-tempted-at-all
- aeon.co/ideas/lets-resolve-to-own-the-right-to-make-and-break-resolutions
- aeon.co/essays/weve-always-been-distracted-or-at-least-worried-that-we-are
- psyche.co/notes-to-self/a-new-study-reveals-how-slow-breathing-calms-the-anxious-brain
- aeon.co/ideas/having-a-backup-plan-might-be-the-very-reason-you-failed
- shortform.com/app/book/the-willpower-instinct
- shortform.com/app/book/irresistible
Breathwork mentioned:
- open.spotify.com/track/5U6UUqfuGeYNpNVJHQYXi7?si=a733da8639614fbd
-----------------
0:00 Have you ever…
1:14 The 2 minute summary of this video
3:19 What we’re going to cover
3:54 (1) Defining our terms
8:16 (2) Why we give into temptation
8:40 2.1. Your brain seeks the chase, not the hit
18:08 2.2 Neuroadaption
25:53 2.3 Emotional vulnerability & conditioning
32:51 2.4 Product design
35:41 2.5 Because we always have (the historical context)
38:49 BONUS reason (who vs where)
47:00 Brief summary
47:45 (3) How to resist temptation
48:33 3.1 (From ‘the chase’) Let the impulse R.A.I.N on you
55:41 Roadblocks & distractions
58:45 3.2 (From ‘neuroadaptation’) Create space
1:03:33 Journal prompts
1:07:13 Pleasure without impulses
1:11:17 3.3 (From ‘emotional vulnerability’) Before you resist, regulate
1:20:56 3.4 (From ‘product design’) Make bad hard and good easy
1:24:34 3.5 (From ‘the historical pattern’) Transcend your struggle
1:28:01 (4) The upsides of impulsivity (disinhibition)
1:33:10 Summary & outro rizz
Title ideas:
this video is long af, but it’ll legit help you resist any temptation
how to resist temptation so easily it retires from bullying you
this video is long af, but it’ll guarantee you break your bad habits
learn to resist any temptation/bad habit in 94 mins (FREE course)
