#62: The Science of Self-Control: How to Rewire Your Brain for Better Decisions, Focus & Discipline
Choose Hard
Cody McBroom
4.8 • 812 Ratings
🗓️ 30 June 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Self-control isn’t just about saying “no” to temptation—it’s a skill you can train, rewire, and improve for life. In this episode of The Choose Hard Podcast, Cody McBroom breaks down the science behind self-control, revealing how your brain, environment, and daily choices shape your ability to stay focused, make better decisions, and follow through on your goals.
Inside the episode, you’ll learn:
- Why self-control is a stronger predictor of success than intelligence- How your physical environment and social surroundings impact your willpower- The truth about ego depletion—and why willpower isn’t as limited as you think- How brain activity and future-thinking predict real-life self-control- Why sleep deprivation destroys decision-making and makes you more impulsive
Cody also shares real-world strategies to help you practice and improve self-control:
- Shift your mindset about willpower being "limited"- Use daily journaling and future visualization for long-term focus- Train discipline with small, manageable decisions- Design your environment to support good habits and eliminate temptations- Prioritize health habits like sleep, diet, and training to reinforce mental control
If you’re ready to stop giving in to distractions and start taking full control of your actions, this episode will give you the science and systems to make it happen.
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| 0:00.0 | In this episode of the Choose Hard podcast, I'm going to break down the science of self-control, |
| 0:05.4 | which is step one, what we call the self-formation process. This self-formation process is the |
| 0:11.5 | transformation of one's self, physically, mentally, spiritually, financially, |
| 0:15.3 | relationships, everything in life. And the first step in this journey is self-control, |
| 0:19.9 | which leads to self-discipline, |
| 0:21.6 | create self-belief, and earns self-respect. But today we're going to start with self-control. |
| 0:26.1 | I'm going to show you that it's not about being the smartest individual in the room. It's not |
| 0:29.7 | about your genetics. It's not about your childhood. It's not about any of that. It's about what |
| 0:33.4 | you choose to do today and every day going forward from now on that determines your level |
| 0:39.1 | of self-control and how self-control actually creates a higher likelihood for success than |
| 0:45.0 | any other variable known to man. Let's get into this episode of the Choose Hard podcast. |
| 0:51.7 | The greatest things in life all start with a challenge. |
| 0:55.7 | You must accept that everything is hard before it gets easy. |
| 0:59.5 | Everything you want in life begins with a hard path. |
| 1:03.5 | Welcome to the Choose Hard podcast. |
| 1:05.9 | I am your host Cody McBroom. |
| 1:07.7 | I am a father, husband, coach, entrepreneur, and my life's mission is to help |
| 1:12.6 | individuals choose hard every day to create the best life possible. And that is step one in creating |
| 1:18.3 | your best life possible. It's choosing hard. So let's build your body and develop your mind. |
| 1:23.5 | And today, we are going to do that through learning all about self control. |
| 1:29.4 | I'm excited for this podcast. |
| 1:31.4 | I'm always excited for the podcast. |
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