John AssarafBehavioral Neuroscience Researcher and Goal Achieving Expert. High Performance Consultant/Coach

Repetition is at the core of progress.

Name: Repetition is at the core of progress.
Uploaded: 2023-08-24T19:11:43+00:00
Duration: 28 s
Channel: John Assaraf
Description: This YouTube video (author: John Assaraf; uploaded Aug 24, 2023) explains how repetition strengthens neural pathways so repeated actions become easier…

24 Aug 2023 · 0 min

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This YouTube video (author: John Assaraf; uploaded Aug 24, 2023) explains how repetition strengthens neural pathways so repeated actions become easier, and connects this mechanism to habit formation: environmental triggers signal potential rewards and, through repeated pairing, the brain automates responses to those triggers.

As we repeat things, as we repeat an action, those neural pathways in the brain get tightened, the circuitry is strengthened, and so it's easier for us to perform that action again the next time. And so that's kind of where all of this integrates with our habits. We have these triggers or signals in our environment that show us, oh, a reward probably lies behind this action or behind this opportunity. And our brain, through repetition, automates a response to that trigger whenever we see it.