You can't make your own promise to people and yourself. You need to be here
Oh! I almost got to my ideal weight, just one more kg, nah forget about it. You need to be here
I should finish something, I will push it till tomorrow. You need to be here
It was only around the middle of 2023, I discovered this particular subject that I missed throughout the years. Growing up, the people around me talked about it but never really took a closer look and were never bluntly honest with themselves. Can I make it when things get rough?
Here are two articles for you to understand this old friend of ours.
The first one is particularly interesting to me, it talks about this part of our brain called "Anterior Mid-Cingulate Cortex". It could be a physical structure that represents this "Willpower" we like to talk about.
1. Scientific evidence of the brain part relates to will power
https://x.com/hubermanlab/status/1713234704240161039
2. What you need to know about willpower: The psychological science of self-control
https://www.apa.org/topics/personality/willpower
Session 1
Q1. What's willpower? Is it something that can be trained over time?
Q2. What are the biggest challenges to maintaining willpower?
Q3. How does the environment affect willpower? (friends, work, culture...)
For session 2, I will be happy to introduce a crazy dude called David Goggins, who is still my life coach figure. And people say he is the hardest man on earth, and I won't think of challenging him about that for sure.
To give you a simple look at what he is like, here are some quotes that he not only said but did.
- Sometimes we forget how badass we are.
- you don't get succeed you get the opportunity to succeed.
- I don’t stop when I’m tired, I stop when I’m done.
1. Cookie jar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEg1SG1TOr4
2. How to Build Willpower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84dYijIpWjQ&t=606s
3. Shorts - You do it Anyway | David Goggins
https://youtube.com/shorts/VW-r8v8ve08? ... 0WTRJRoGaJ
4. Shorts - Performance Without A Purpose | David Goggins
https://youtube.com/shorts/PI_RWR4lmGA? ... _SqHa3YGXd
Session 2
Q1. What's in your cookie jar, or anything you want to put in?
Q2. How do you maintain discipline when no one is watching?
Q3. When you feel like quitting, how do you find the will to keep going?
Q4. How do you find the balance between pushing yourself and avoiding burnout?
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Agenda:
7:00 ~ 7:10 pm Opening Remarks / Newcomer’s Self-introduction / Grouping
(Session I)
7:10 ~ 7:50 pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
7:50 ~ 8:10 pm Summarization (20 mins)
8:10 ~ 8:15 pm Regrouping / Taking a 5 Minutes Break (Intermission)
(Session II)
8:15 ~ 8:45 pm Discussion Session (30 mins)
8:45 ~ 8:55 pm Summarization (10 mins)
8:55 ~ 9:00 pm Concluding Remarks / Announcements
Meeting Date: As shown in the Subject
Meeting Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Important Notes:
1. We advise participants to print out the discussion questions and bring them to the meeting for reference. As for the supporting articles, feel free to print them out, as well, according to your preference.
2. We suggest that participants read the articles and think about the questions in advance.
3. Newcomers should prepare a two-to-three-minute self-introduction in English to deliver when called upon by the host before the start of the discussion. The host may also ask you to give brief feedback about the meeting after the meeting.
4. We conduct the entire meeting in English. All participants should have at least moderate English-conversation skills and be able to articulate their ideas for each discussion question.
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