⚡️ Building Your Own "Super Sundays"

Welcome back to Hugo’s Habits 🧠 

Happy Sunday.

(P.S. Make sure you take some time this fine morning to check out the best links section. Some amazing content in there! 👇️ )

In today’s issue:

• Using Sundays to analyse your week

• Using neuroscience to hold yourself accountable

• Strategies to stay committed to your long-term goals

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Best Links This Week ⚡️ 

Here are the best articles and information I found this week while researching 👇️ 

🧠 Cool Neuroscience Shit

How Fear Unfolds Inside Our Brains (link)

Viagra Shows Promise as Alzheimer’s Treatment (link)

10 Surprising Facts About The Brain (link)

AI Outshines Humans in Creative Thinking (link)

Neuroscience Explains Why You Must Write Down Your Goals (link)

📋️ Practical Tips and Strategies

7 Powerful Strategies for Long-Term Goals (link)

3 Strategies for Holding Yourself Accountable (link)

The Weekly Review: 10x Your Productivity in One Hour Per Week (link)

🔬 Updates from Research

Brain chips: the Sydney researchers ‘miles ahead’ of Elon Musk’s Neuralink (link)

Neurological conditions now leading cause of ill-health worldwide finds study (link)

What’s Behind the Rise in UK Autism Diagnoses? (link)

Is it Possible to Think About Nothing? (link)

Welcome to this week's edition of Hugo’s Habits.

This morning, we dive into the act of transforming your Sundays from 14 pints and 2 football matches to powerful catalysts for personal growth and achievement!

By dedicating time to reflection, planning, and strategising, you can set the stage for a week of success and inch closer to your long-term goals.

Let's explore how to make the most out of your Super Sundays.

Using Sundays to Analyze Your Week

Sundays stand as the perfect day for quiet reflection and analysis of the week that has passed.

It's a time to look back on what you accomplished, understand what didn't go as planned, and identify areas for improvement.

Start by reviewing your goals for the previous week.

What did you achieve?

What challenges did you face?

Use a journal to jot down your thoughts and feelings about the week's events.

Reflect on the lessons learned and consider how they can be applied to make the upcoming week even more productive.

Using Neuroscience to Hold Yourself Accountable

Neuroscience offers fascinating insights into how we can harness our brain's potential to stay committed to our tasks.

One key principle is the idea of "brain plasticity," which suggests that our brains can adapt and change with experience.

By setting specific, achievable goals for the week and reflecting on them regularly, we can strengthen neural pathways associated with self-discipline and focus.

Additionally, the use of positive reinforcement can significantly enhance our motivation.

Celebrate your successes, no matter how small, to release dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure and motivation.

This positive feedback loop encourages you to stay on track and hold yourself accountable for your actions.

This doesn’t mean taking a 2-hour work break for writing 100 words…

But if you have put the work in, have that pint… maybe.

Strategies to Stay Committed to Your Long-term Goals

Staying committed to long-term goals can be challenging, but with the right strategies, it's entirely possible.

First, break down your long-term goals into smaller, more manageable tasks.

This approach makes your goals seem less daunting and more attainable.

Each Sunday, assign yourself a set of tasks for the week that directly contribute to your larger objectives.

It helps to keep these goals visual. I am not saying waste time making a big hippy vision board…

But write them down, set them as wallpaper on your phone, something along those lines.

This constant reminder will keep your goals at the forefront of your mind and motivate you to continue working towards them.

Finally, establish a support system.

Share your goals with friends or family members who can offer encouragement and hold you accountable.

In personal experience, I have found having your friends holding you accountable, for example, going to the gym works a treat.

Talking about your small and big goals is a great way to keep them present in your mind.

I recommend the video below for this 👇️ 

Super Sundays are not just about planning and reflection; they're about setting the tone for a successful week and moving closer to your ultimate ambitions.

By analyzing your week, leveraging neuroscience to enhance accountability, and employing strategies to stay committed to your long-term goals, you're not just making the most out of your Sundays.

You're transforming your life, one week at a time.

(P.S. If you see me after 12 pints next Sunday, United is playing Liverpool, that’s a valid excuse!)

That’s all for this week!

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