How Discipline & Effort Improve Your Brain | Dr. Read Montague & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Dr. Read Montague and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the relationship between effort, dopamine, and learning, highlighting how resisting digital distractions and engaging in effortful tasks can optimize cognitive performance and strengthen internal reward systems. Dr. Read Montague, PhD, is a professor and director of the Center for Human Neuroscience Research at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and an expert in how dopamine and serotonin shape human learning, motivation and decision-making. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. Watch the full episode:    • How Dopamine & Serotonin Shape Decisions, ...   Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/CgI5pMA Timestamps 00:00 Effort & Learning 01:50 Anxious Generation 06:07 Phone Distance & Performance 07:04 Dopamine & Resisting Impulses 09:17 Achieving Hard Goals Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer