Drewen Schoon

The Mind Lies.

Education EN ↓ 5 episodes

The place where we focus on finding Purpose, getting past Procrastination, and following your Passion. Our talks are backed by neuroscience and psychology.

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Drewen Schoon

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why are you tired all the time, even when the work is easy? 19.10.2025 24:54

Feeling tired all the time? The answer lies within the psychology of motivation, emotions, and energy. Fatigue hits entrepreneurs hard, making work feel hard, overwhelming, and random #selfimprovement #entrepreneurship #dopamine Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:35 Why am I always tired? 01:00 Dopamine 05:01 Psychology of Catharsis 07:38 Analogy of Productivity 10:16 Neuroscience of Tiredness 17:21 Neuro...

willpower doesn't exist, well not in the way you think 19.10.2025 43:25

Full willpower and discipline guide. :) enjoy00:00 Intro01:00 Definitions01:45 Dealing with options03:00 Willpower05:26 Dacc & Acc07:00 Resistance12:00 Warning12:42 Dopamine Reinforcement20:50 Library Analgy24:34 Acc Structure27:36 Beliefs

how to make any task more addictive than video games. 01.09.2025 21:37

Make any task, job, or work feel more like a video game. Ultimate motivation is close; you just need to change the structure of the task. No"procrastination" life hacks, we only talk science from dopamine, dAcc, effort calculations, and more.

the difficult, but smartest way to escape burnout 10.08.2025 34:59

Burnout is a state of chronic stress where effort outpaces recovery. It shows up as emotional exhaustion, tiredness, procrastination, low motivation, rising cynicism, and falling effectiveness. We explore the concept of flow state and the neuroscience of motivation.

why your brain hates doing easy tasks 10.08.2025 12:21

Why does the mind procrastinate on easy, simple tasks? Motivation has many theories for different situations, but loss aversion could be a leading cause.