psychology Archives - yourdailysportfix.com yourdailysportfix.com Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:16:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://yourdailysportfix.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-FAVICON_2-32x32.png psychology Archives - yourdailysportfix.com 32 32 There’s a Scientific Way to Trick Yourself Into Enjoying Exercise https://yourdailysportfix.com/theres-a-scientific-way-to-trick-yourself-into-enjoying-exercise/ Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:16:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=18439 Some people just can’t wait to hop out of bed and start their day with a workout. For others, exercise doesn’t come as naturally and that’s completely fine. If you’re one of the many people who feel they need to force themselves to get active, you might be glad to hear that it’s actually possible […]

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]]> Some people just can’t wait to hop out of bed and start their day with a workout. For others, exercise doesn’t come as naturally and that’s completely fine. If you’re one of the many people who feel they need to force themselves to get active, you might be glad to hear that it’s actually possible to trick your brain into enjoying sports.

Researchers found that the more effective way to make yourself do something which you deem burdensome is by “temptation bundling”. This means pairing a “want” behavior with a “should” behavior. What does this mean? For example, you want to start a routine of morning walks or runs, but find it hard to get out of bed in the morning. Pair the morning run task with something you truly want and enjoy, like listening to a funny podcast or a gripping audiobook. Or binge your favorite trashy Netflix show while on the treadmill.

By rewarding delayed gratification activities such as going to the gym, healthy eating, or even doing taxes, with an immediate “guilty pleasure”, our brains learn to associate the immediate pleasure with the activity we should be doing.

If you see exercise as something you “should” be doing, and pair it with something you truly love. One tip to make it work is to restrict access to the “want” behavior. Listen to the audiobook only when you’re running and not at any other time. Hopefully, those exercise hours will soon become your favorite part of the day!

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]]> All Athletes Should Follow The No. 1 Psychological Law: As You Think, So You Become https://yourdailysportfix.com/all-athletes-should-follow-the-no-1-psychological-law-as-you-think-so-you-become/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 21:38:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=13784 One of the best pieces of advice that can be given to a budding athlete is: as you think, so you will become. It is an empowering mantra that describes a fundamental psychological law. If you keep this principle in mind, you will find yourself transformed. Achieving your health and sporting goals begins with the […]

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]]> One of the best pieces of advice that can be given to a budding athlete is: as you think, so you will become. It is an empowering mantra that describes a fundamental psychological law. If you keep this principle in mind, you will find yourself transformed. Achieving your health and sporting goals begins with the mind. Here are five ways to follow this powerful law and achieve your goals.

Don’t Dwell on the Bad

If you dwell on the negative events and expect bad things to happen, they will. If you don’t think you’re good enough, you never will be.

Think Positively

Instead of telling yourself that you can’t do what you want and comparing yourself to others, focus on the positives. Celebrate your successes, improve on your losses, and know that you will achieve in the end.

Be Confident

Believe in yourself and you will become the person you want to be. Show confidence and stay motivated.

Believe

The simple secret to success is: believe. Believing that you can achieve your goals and that you deserve it is 50% of the battle.

Have Faith

This amounts to having faith. Faith is the secret to success. Achieving your goals takes time, effort and persistence. As you think, so you will become. Have faith, and you will achieve great things.

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]]> How Your Expectations Can Rob You of Your Happiness https://yourdailysportfix.com/how-your-expectations-can-rob-you-of-your-happiness/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:56:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=6286 You may think that you are good at predicting how various situations will make you feel, but scientists disagree. A study published in Science magazine showed that newlyweds are really bad at estimating their levels of happiness after four years of marriage. There are many other examples that confirm that we tend to be bad […]

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]]> You may think that you are good at predicting how various situations will make you feel, but scientists disagree. A study published in Science magazine showed that newlyweds are really bad at estimating their levels of happiness after four years of marriage. There are many other examples that confirm that we tend to be bad in predicting things and that our expectations can negatively affect our happiness levels over time.

Sometimes, we expect that achieving a certain goal will bring us much more than it actually does, which can leave us feeling unsatisfied despite the achievement. 

It’s easy to get used to what you have and always strive for more, thinking that you just need a little bit more to become truly happy. But at some point, you’ll realize that the true key to happiness is not to expect too much and enjoy the little things along the way.

A big part of this problem is the use of social media in today’s world. Seeing other people’s seemingly perfect lives sets unrealistic expectations that ultimately lead to an unhappy life.

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]]> How Negativity Bias Can Mess With Your Mental Health https://yourdailysportfix.com/how-negativity-bias-can-mess-with-your-mental-health/ Sun, 15 Sep 2019 12:09:49 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=6291 We all know what it’s like to dwell on a negative experience from our past, thinking that it determines some important aspects of our lives such as relationships with other people. The reality is that we tend to overreact to criticism or negative experiences and neglect the positive ones, which makes us see ourselves through […]

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]]> We all know what it’s like to dwell on a negative experience from our past, thinking that it determines some important aspects of our lives such as relationships with other people. The reality is that we tend to overreact to criticism or negative experiences and neglect the positive ones, which makes us see ourselves through the so-called negative bias.

This psychological phenomenon is part of the reason why first impressions are so important to us. Not only do we tend to remember people the way they were when we first met them, but we also often dwell on the impression we left on them, especially if we did something to embarrass ourselves. The thing is, people will rarely remember something negative that happened to us, but we will likely never let it go.

Focusing on the negative can make you strive for perfection (which is impossible) and mess up your motivation, focus, and overall mental health.

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> psychology Archives - yourdailysportfix.com yourdailysportfix.com Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:16:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://yourdailysportfix.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-FAVICON_2-32x32.png psychology Archives - yourdailysportfix.com 32 32 There’s a Scientific Way to Trick Yourself Into Enjoying Exercise https://yourdailysportfix.com/theres-a-scientific-way-to-trick-yourself-into-enjoying-exercise/ Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:16:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=18439 Some people just can’t wait to hop out of bed and start their day with a workout. For others, exercise doesn’t come as naturally and that’s completely fine. If you’re one of the many people who feel they need to force themselves to get active, you might be glad to hear that it’s actually possible […]

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]]> Some people just can’t wait to hop out of bed and start their day with a workout. For others, exercise doesn’t come as naturally and that’s completely fine. If you’re one of the many people who feel they need to force themselves to get active, you might be glad to hear that it’s actually possible to trick your brain into enjoying sports.

Researchers found that the more effective way to make yourself do something which you deem burdensome is by “temptation bundling”. This means pairing a “want” behavior with a “should” behavior. What does this mean? For example, you want to start a routine of morning walks or runs, but find it hard to get out of bed in the morning. Pair the morning run task with something you truly want and enjoy, like listening to a funny podcast or a gripping audiobook. Or binge your favorite trashy Netflix show while on the treadmill.

By rewarding delayed gratification activities such as going to the gym, healthy eating, or even doing taxes, with an immediate “guilty pleasure”, our brains learn to associate the immediate pleasure with the activity we should be doing.

If you see exercise as something you “should” be doing, and pair it with something you truly love. One tip to make it work is to restrict access to the “want” behavior. Listen to the audiobook only when you’re running and not at any other time. Hopefully, those exercise hours will soon become your favorite part of the day!

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]]> All Athletes Should Follow The No. 1 Psychological Law: As You Think, So You Become https://yourdailysportfix.com/all-athletes-should-follow-the-no-1-psychological-law-as-you-think-so-you-become/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 21:38:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=13784 One of the best pieces of advice that can be given to a budding athlete is: as you think, so you will become. It is an empowering mantra that describes a fundamental psychological law. If you keep this principle in mind, you will find yourself transformed. Achieving your health and sporting goals begins with the […]

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]]> One of the best pieces of advice that can be given to a budding athlete is: as you think, so you will become. It is an empowering mantra that describes a fundamental psychological law. If you keep this principle in mind, you will find yourself transformed. Achieving your health and sporting goals begins with the mind. Here are five ways to follow this powerful law and achieve your goals.

Don’t Dwell on the Bad

If you dwell on the negative events and expect bad things to happen, they will. If you don’t think you’re good enough, you never will be.

Think Positively

Instead of telling yourself that you can’t do what you want and comparing yourself to others, focus on the positives. Celebrate your successes, improve on your losses, and know that you will achieve in the end.

Be Confident

Believe in yourself and you will become the person you want to be. Show confidence and stay motivated.

Believe

The simple secret to success is: believe. Believing that you can achieve your goals and that you deserve it is 50% of the battle.

Have Faith

This amounts to having faith. Faith is the secret to success. Achieving your goals takes time, effort and persistence. As you think, so you will become. Have faith, and you will achieve great things.

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]]> How Your Expectations Can Rob You of Your Happiness https://yourdailysportfix.com/how-your-expectations-can-rob-you-of-your-happiness/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:56:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=6286 You may think that you are good at predicting how various situations will make you feel, but scientists disagree. A study published in Science magazine showed that newlyweds are really bad at estimating their levels of happiness after four years of marriage. There are many other examples that confirm that we tend to be bad […]

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]]> You may think that you are good at predicting how various situations will make you feel, but scientists disagree. A study published in Science magazine showed that newlyweds are really bad at estimating their levels of happiness after four years of marriage. There are many other examples that confirm that we tend to be bad in predicting things and that our expectations can negatively affect our happiness levels over time.

Sometimes, we expect that achieving a certain goal will bring us much more than it actually does, which can leave us feeling unsatisfied despite the achievement. 

It’s easy to get used to what you have and always strive for more, thinking that you just need a little bit more to become truly happy. But at some point, you’ll realize that the true key to happiness is not to expect too much and enjoy the little things along the way.

A big part of this problem is the use of social media in today’s world. Seeing other people’s seemingly perfect lives sets unrealistic expectations that ultimately lead to an unhappy life.

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]]> How Negativity Bias Can Mess With Your Mental Health https://yourdailysportfix.com/how-negativity-bias-can-mess-with-your-mental-health/ Sun, 15 Sep 2019 12:09:49 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=6291 We all know what it’s like to dwell on a negative experience from our past, thinking that it determines some important aspects of our lives such as relationships with other people. The reality is that we tend to overreact to criticism or negative experiences and neglect the positive ones, which makes us see ourselves through […]

The post How Negativity Bias Can Mess With Your Mental Health appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.

]]> We all know what it’s like to dwell on a negative experience from our past, thinking that it determines some important aspects of our lives such as relationships with other people. The reality is that we tend to overreact to criticism or negative experiences and neglect the positive ones, which makes us see ourselves through the so-called negative bias.

This psychological phenomenon is part of the reason why first impressions are so important to us. Not only do we tend to remember people the way they were when we first met them, but we also often dwell on the impression we left on them, especially if we did something to embarrass ourselves. The thing is, people will rarely remember something negative that happened to us, but we will likely never let it go.

Focusing on the negative can make you strive for perfection (which is impossible) and mess up your motivation, focus, and overall mental health.

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