The Power of Habit | Jude Aburdan | TEDxSafirSchool

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TLDRJude Abordan shares his journey of transformation from a highly successful high school student to a medical graduate who faced and overcame significant challenges. Starting as a perfectionist who excelled in almost everything, Jude was hit hard by his first academic failure in medical school. This led to a period of self-doubt and depression, but ultimately became a catalyst for growth. With determination, Jude developed new study habits, like using active recall, and incorporated a healthier lifestyle by improving his diet and practicing yoga. He also emphasizes the importance of associating with supportive friends and maintaining positive self-talk. The key to his turnaround was understanding and implementing the 'habit loop'—a concept from Charles Duhigg's "The Power of Habit," which involves a cue, routine, and reward. Now a practicing physician, Jude aims to continue his journey by becoming a board-certified surgeon in the U.S. and launching a medical uniform brand. His story highlights the power of resilience and the importance of building constructive habits to achieve long-term success.

Punti di forza

  • 👨‍⚕️ Jude is a fresh medical graduate aiming to specialize in surgery.
  • 🎓 His first major failure was a wake-up call after excelling in high school.
  • 🤔 He faced depression and self-doubt after failing his first exam.
  • 📝 Used active recall and new study habits to enhance learning.
  • 🥗 Improved diet and exercise to better manage stress.
  • 🧘‍♀️ Practiced yoga for mental and physical balance.
  • 👥 Chose to surround himself with motivating friends.
  • 💬 Positive self-talk became crucial for maintaining confidence.
  • 🔄 Implemented the 'habit loop': cue, routine, reward, for habit formation.
  • 🇺🇸 Aims to specialize in the U.S. and start a medical uniform brand.
  • 📚 Embraces lifelong learning and ongoing personal growth.
  • 💡 Motivation starts you, habits keep you going.

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    Jude Abordan shares his journey from being a high-achieving high school student to facing failure in medical school. Initially excelling in various skills such as painting, photography, and academics, Jude was confident and driven. However, upon entering medical school, he encountered failure for the first time, which was a significant blow to his confidence and led to severe depression. As a type A personality, this failure was difficult to accept, especially being away from family and friends.

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    Despite the setback, Jude turned his failure into a stepping stone for success. He developed new study habits, such as using colorful sticky notes and the active recall technique, improved his diet, practiced yoga, and reevaluated his social circle. By applying the habit loop method from "The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg, he was able to establish productive routines and rewards that led him to graduate as a top student. Jude emphasizes the importance of habits over motivation and shares his personal growth journey, including his aspirations to specialize as a surgeon in the U.S.

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Domande frequenti

  • Who is the speaker?

    The speaker is Jude Abordan, a fresh graduate from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at Istanbul Medical University.

  • What did Jude struggle with in high school?

    Jude excelled in all subjects except for Arabic language, where his average dropped from 100 to 99.

  • What major did Jude choose in university?

    Jude chose to study medicine at university.

  • How did Jude react to his first failure in medical school?

    Jude was shattered, lost confidence, experienced depression, and questioned his suitability for medicine.

  • What strategies did Jude use to succeed in medical school?

    Jude used study techniques like active recall, improved his diet, practiced yoga, focused on supportive friends, and used positive self-talk.

  • What is the 'habit loop' Jude mentioned?

    The 'habit loop' is a concept from "The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg, consisting of a cue, routine, and reward to form new habits.

  • What are Jude's future goals?

    Jude's future goals include becoming a board-certified surgeon in the United States and launching a medical uniform brand.

  • How does Jude handle procrastination?

    Jude suggests using habit loops to create cues and routines that help overcome procrastination.

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    hi everyone my name is jude abordan i'm
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    a fresh graduate from the faculty of
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    medicine and surgery at istanbul medical
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    university
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    that makes me a general practitioner or
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    a physician and
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    today i want to share with you a
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    personal story on how i got to where i
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    am today
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    back in high school
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    i was always seeking to be the best at
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    everything like literally starting from
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    a young age i taught myself how to paint
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    play guitar and i even successfully
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    stole my sister's professional camera to
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    learn photography
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    additionally i excelled at being a nerd
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    in all subjects except for arabic
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    language my average dropped from 100 to
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    99
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    and
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    god that drove me crazy
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    told you excelled at being a nerd
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    i participated in almost every school
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    competition and was so popular and known
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    for all of my achievements
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    all of that combined with the support
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    and ovation i got from those around me
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    made me feel
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    confident and powerful beyond belief
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    like
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    wow i'm actually good
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    so what happened next
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    i got to university
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    accepted into the major of my dreams
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    medicine
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    do any of you want to become a doctor in
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    the future
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    do i see hands
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    yes
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    well
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    i got into the measure of my dreams and
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    i failed
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    my first exam
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    it was the very first exam in the first
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    year of medical school it included basic
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    knowledge regarding what we learned
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    throughout the first semester
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    it wasn't a matter of failing the entire
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    year but it was the first hit of reality
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    to experience failure first time in my
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    life
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    well for those who are a type a
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    personality you'll know exactly how i
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    felt by that time
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    for your information type a personality
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    individuals are
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    ambitious highly self-conscious
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    proactive and always concerned with time
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    management
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    in contrast to type b personality who
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    are more patient less anxious and
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    relaxed
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    i am a type a personality
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    never satisfied
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    and always seeking to be more than good
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    enough
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    so experiencing failure for the first
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    time in my life was tough
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    especially that i experienced it away
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    from my family and
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    friends who could have played an
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    important role in supporting me
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    failing that exam absolutely shattered
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    me into pieces i lost my confidence
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    i started doubting myself
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    and i even started to question whether
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    or not i was good enough for medicine
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    from a nerd in high school
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    to a failing grade
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    in the measure of my dreams
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    that got me into severe depression
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    at that time i did not realize the
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    importance of failure i wasn't aware of
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    the potential that it would add to my
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    life and to my growth
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    everything i had ever wanted i felt it
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    was crumbled
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    i hated feeling that way
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    i had to change something
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    deep down i knew that i could get back
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    up try again since there would be other
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    chances of scoring high on other exams
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    all i needed was
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    a method
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    a certain recipe
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    to have the power to try again
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    well fast forward to after that exam and
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    until i graduated from medicine i
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    managed to become one of the top
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    students in my faculty
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    how i did it
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    i
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    obtained new habits
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    so here's what i did
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    i
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    developed
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    new study techniques
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    i used colorful sticky notes to write
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    high yield information and would stick
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    them everywhere around my room
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    i started drawing anatomical structures
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    over my body to improve my photographic
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    memory
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    helped my colleagues by teaching them
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    the subjects that they didn't understand
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    i depended mainly on active recall
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    technique which i highly recommend guys
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    you do it by reading your lesson or
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    watching a video about it and then you
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    put it away and start taking notes on
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    what you can recall or what you
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    understood from it
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    second
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    i fixed my diet
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    i started eating healthy
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    made time to cook at home
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    and
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    prepare meal boxes on weekly basis
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    third i learned yoga which is the
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    exercise that
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    heals the body mind and soul it's the
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    type of exercise i needed
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    to be able to manage the stress and
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    pressure i was going through
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    fourth
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    i focused on my circle of friends
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    by keeping those who motivated me to be
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    and do better
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    and by staying away from those who
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    discouraged me and distracted me and
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    made me feel bad
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    fifth focus on disguise
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    i paid more attention to the words i
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    tell myself
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    every day
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    the thoughts i get before i go to sleep
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    and the thoughts i get in the morning
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    they all depended on what i tell myself
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    every day your words matter
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    so the next question is
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    how did i maintain all of this
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    i used the habit loop method
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    which i learned from a book called the
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    power of habit by charles duhigg
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    the habit loop is a neurological loop
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    that governs any habit it has the
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    ability to override old habits
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    by creating new impulses that are
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    stimulated by new urges or behaviors
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    it consists of three elements
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    a cue
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    a routine
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    and a reward
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    the cue for a habit is anything that
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    triggers a habit
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    cues most generally fall under the
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    following categories a location
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    a time of day or other people my queue
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    was my desk after i finish my classes in
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    university i go back home see my desk
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    and start my routine
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    the routine is the most obvious element
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    of the habit loop since it's the
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    behavior you wish to change or
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    reinforce
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    in my case the queue is my desk
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    i start studying which is my routine
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    and then i get to the reward which is my
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    favorite part
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    the reward is the reason our brains
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    decide that the previous steps are worth
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    remembering for the future
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    it provides a positive reinforcement for
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    the desired behavior making it more
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    likely that you will produce this
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    behavior again in the future
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    it can be for example for me it was
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    doing yoga with my coach eating
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    something that i like
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    or watching an episode of my favorite
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    series friends you guys like it right
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    so by the steps we just covered we
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    create a behavioral pattern to activate
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    certain centers in the brain
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    whenever we perceive something
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    and by that we develop the discipline to
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    achieve anything
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    well you can also overcome your bad
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    habits
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    such as smoking
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    procrastination
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    and even psychological disorders anger
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    issues for example
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    well
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    give me a show of hands
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    how many of you experience
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    procrastination whenever attempting to
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    study or work
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    all of you almost
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    well you can set an end to that by
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    creating a habit loop
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    make an alarm for yourself a signal
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    whenever you find yourself
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    procrastinating
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    you automatically
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    move to your routine
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    and maybe have a guilt-free
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    procrastination afterwards
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    as a reward
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    so
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    let's practice this together
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    what is the thing that you want to do
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    every single day and excel at
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    identify it
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    think with me
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    choose your queue
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    whether it's
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    a location specific time of day
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    an object or a person
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    pick your favorite reward whether it's a
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    hangout with a friend
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    or having chocolate on your break
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    you want to make running easy
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    create triggers to make it a habit
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    right onto that loop of habits and see
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    how everything becomes possible in an
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    easier effortless way
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    now
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    i'm a physician
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    a certified advanced life support
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    provider
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    i work in a clinic and i teach medical
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    students while helping others with the
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    english language
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    soon i'll be launching my own medical
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    uniform brand
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    and of course my journey in medicine
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    does not end here
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    actually it has only just begun
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    my next goal is to specialize in the
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    united states and become a
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    board-certified surgeon
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    as charles duhigg says change might not
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    be fast
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    and it isn't always easy
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    but with time and effort
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    almost any habit can be reshaped
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    what i want you to leave home with is
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    motivation gets you started
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    but habits are what keep you going
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    this experience taught me that if we
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    believe
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    in our potential for change
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    we have the power to overcome
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    any obstacle that this life may throw
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    our way
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    thank you for listening
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    [Music]
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  • Medical Journey
  • Failure
  • Resilience
  • Habit Loop
  • Study Techniques
  • Self-improvement
  • Yoga
  • Healthy Living
  • Positive Self-Talk
  • Future Goals