96 - Boredom and Willpower with Drs. Wanja Wolff and James Danckert

Endurance Innovation is now on Patreon! Have a peek at our page and show us some love.1:45 meet Dr. Wanja Wolff2:15 meet Prof. James Danckert5:00 the clinical definition of self control - aka willpower 7:00 the clinical definition of boredom 9:00 how prior self control exertion affects a subsequent endurance task.12:30 how boredom may be a confound in above experiments14:30 the very real struggle of boring easy workouts18:00 boredom can occur in both under and over-aroused situations22:00 the flow state: the opposite of boredom25:00 the role of time in boredom 26:30 boredom and mind wonder27:45 boredom is relative in short vs long intervals 31:15 the importance of meaning / your personal ‘why’The advantage of even virtual competition36:30 possible interventions to address boredom in trainingFind your own meaning and create your own agencyTry social and/or competitive forms of the sport even if they are virtualFirst step is recognition that you ARE boredDon’t ignore it, rather try to understand why you are bored.Deliberate mind wandering practiceMusic, audiobooks, and podcasts