36. Tracing Back Your Decisions About Your Habit

Past client updates me, saying: “I am very satisfied with the progress I've made and continue to make. Urges are way down, short lived, and manageable.” Why can habitual behavior around porn feel so automatic? Your lower brain wants to avoid pain, seek pleasure, and be energy efficient. One of the ways your lower brain is energy efficient is by automating patterns that bring you a big dopamine hit (pleasure). It does this by skipping steps for you, and by repeating patterns it has already practiced a lot. Un...