How to configure the brain for success with the help of Neurobiology

What brain systems involved in achieving success

Reticular activating system

It is a neural network circuit, connecting the brain stem bark. PAC serves as a filter for a vast amount of information at the subconscious.

When information is passed through a PAC, it hits the big brain and there is transformed into a thought or a feeling. And the filter transmits only the information that is important to us at the moment.

So, the more you think about your goals, the more the subconscious mind will work to achieve them. Therefore, it is important to write down your goals, visualize the desired result and regularly auto-suggestion! This will help to focus your subconscious on what's important to you.

Rubén González (Ruben Gonzalez), author of the book "Courage to succeed"

dopamine loop

When we succeed in something, the brain releases a chemical reward - the neurotransmitter dopamine. Pleasant feeling of short-lived, but we remember and strive to repeat it.

And here come into play dopamine loop: with each new success of the fun of it becomes less and less. And this leads us to look for more. therefore

video games so addictiveSo we want every minute to check the social networks, which is why we strive for more and more ambitious goals.

Memory

Success affect even our memories. If, for example, once during travel time or the event that something goes wrong, we will remain unpleasant experience and we do not want to again experience them. If our business went bankrupt, we do not want to take the risk again.

However, scientists have found that we can edit the bad memories, to get rid of negative associationsMemory Reconsolidation Processes and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Promises and Challenges of Translational Research. This technique is used to treat post-traumatic stress syndrome.

Imagine that unpleasant memory decreases and fades, as the picture on the screen of the old black-and-white television. Then add the new details. For example, if you remember his failure in the speech, imagine that the audience was dressed funny. Repeat this five or ten times, and the memory begins to cause you smile.

Roughly the same can be edited and the memory of the good. To reinforce positive memories, imagine it bright and loud as if watching a movie in a movie theater, add positive emotions and repeat several times. When you need motivation to contact this witness and a sense of joy and success, it is connected with that.

How to program your mind for success

According to neuroscientist Michael Merzenicha (Michael Merzenich), to become more successful, improve memory and thinking, language skills and reading comprehension, as little as 30 hours of special training. Only a month need an hour a day to spend on a pretty simple thing.

1. Exercise and meditate. During exercise secretes endorphins, which improve our creativity and ability to solve problems. A meditation helps to achieve inner peace and get rid of mental barriers.
2. Eat foods high in omega-3 and healthy fats. This will help to maintain the necessary level of dopamine and improve blood circulation in the brain.
3. Pronounces its main objective in the morning and evening. Clearly defined goal will guide the work of the subconscious and will help to move from pessimism to optimism. Write down your goal and repeat the sentence aloud in the morning and evening.
4. Get enough sleep. To be closer and easier to concentrate, try to sleep at 6.5-8 hours.
5. Learn new. Highlight 15 minutes a day to learn something new or improve existing skills. This is good for the brain.
6. Protect yourself from the stress and negativity. Environment strongly influences our brain health. So get rid of the irritating factors.
7. Visualize your success. So you will experience a situation that has not yet occurred, as the real, and it will also help to train the subconscious.