133 – Motivation Pt. 2: Internal Locus of Control

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Matt Dobschuetz

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 20 November 2017

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Part 2 of 3 in our series on Motivation examines the concept of an internal locus of control found in Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg.

We build on this idea and unpack how motivation is triggered by making choices that demonstrate we are in control.

In this episode, you learn:

- What is the locus of control
- What is the difference between an internal and external locus of control
- Why training is helpful with motivation
- How motivation is triggered by choices that demonstrate we are in control
- Why it's important to tie something meaningful to your habits

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0:00.0	Porn Free Radio episode 133. Welcome to Porn Free Radio where we believe that your past does not
0:07.9	define your future. Not taking action is the real enemy and anyone can quit watching porn with the
0:14.0	right plan. I'm your host, Matt Dobschutes. And today we're doing part two of our motivation series.
0:20.7	We started last week in episode 132 and we talked about... And today we're doing part two of our motivation series.
0:24.0	We started last week in episode 132. And we talked about the one thing by Gary Keller and this idea of there's a myth of self-discipline in our culture.
0:33.8	And it's this idea that people are just sort of innately self-disciplined and they just have
0:38.1	this discipline within that they call on. But really, self-discipline is more about the trick of choosing
0:46.8	the right habit and using just enough discipline to establish it. And as that habit becomes part of your
0:53.5	life, you look more like a disciplined person.
0:56.0	You know, I'm almost at seven years of being porn free. And I'm sure some guys look at me from the
1:01.2	outside in and they go, hey, this guy's super disciplined. Right. But the truth is, I've gotten the
1:08.4	right habits in place. And I don't think about decisions related to porn
1:14.8	on a regular basis because all the habits have helped me make the right choices,
1:19.5	like the right habits have helped me make good choices or eliminated choices altogether.
1:26.5	And so what looks like maybe a disciplined life to you, really on the inside for me, is just freedom.
1:32.6	I just am not tied up in some of the things I used to be stuck with because I've embraced these habits.
1:39.3	So as you get these habits in your life, you look more disciplined.
1:43.8	One other idea that we came up with last
1:45.7	week is that willpower is like a power bar. It's like as you go on throughout your day, your
1:53.0	phone drains. It's the same with willpower. So you want to spend your energy when you have the
1:59.0	most amount of willpower to that's when you want to establish your habits. That's when you want to spend your energy when you have the most amount of willpower to that's when you want to
2:02.3	establish your habits that's when you want to set yourself up for success and that's when
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