Master Self Control & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Kentaro Fujita — Key Takeaways
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Master Self Control & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Kentaro Fujita
Andrew Huberman2h 28mMay 11, 2026
Watch the originalConnecting a temptation to high-order "why" reasons (family, identity, legacy) outperforms willpower suppression for self-control — stack multiple motivations rather than fighting temptation one-on-one.
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In this video
- 1mKentaro Fujita
- 3mMarshmallow Tests, Self-Control; Adult Modeling
- 8mCriticism of Marshmallow Tests, Learning Self-Control
- 15mSponsors: David & Lingo
- 18mMovement & Motivation
- 22mDoing Hard Things; Exhaustion & Depletion Effect
- 29mWillpower vs Self-Control, Improving Self-Control
- 34mAspiration or Fear for Motivation, Long- vs Short-Term Outcomes
- 41mSelf-Control Toolkit, Tool: Failure & Exploration
- 47mSponsor: AG1
- 48mMotivation Warm-Up?, Tools: Mindset; Motivation Orientation
- 58mImperfect Conditions, Self-Control Conflicts, Tool: Why vs How
- 1h 5mTool: "Whys" & Motivation Goals
- 1h 11mCompetition, Tool: Motivation Types
- 1h 17mSponsor: LMNT
- 1h 19mAbstinence vs Moderation, Consistency vs Rigidity
- 1h 28mBurnout; "Invisible" Goals, Single Goal & Trade-Offs
- 1h 35mIntrinsic Motivation for Sustained Goals
- 1h 40mSponsor: Function
- 1h 42mMeaning in Simple Tasks, Ikigai
- 1h 49mSelf-Control Failure, Tools: Distancing, 3rd Person & Heros
- 1h 55mWords as Motivation, Visualization, Social Validation
- 2h 4mMusic, Anchors, Nostalgia
- 2h 7mIntrinsic vs Extrinsic Motivation, Job & Salary
- 2h 14mMindfulness & Taking Breaks, Wabi-Sabi & Imperfection, Ikigai
- 2h 21mFuture Directions
- 2h 25mZero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
“There's no reason why resolving a self-control dilemma should be a fair fight. Like, why should you give the temptation a fair one-on-one challenge?”
— Kentaro Fujita
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