Brain hack three: repetition
Turning your vision into your brain’s new default, the way habits actually form.
The power of repetition
Repeating something reinforces it, like a path forming through a forest when the same route is walked repeatedly, or learning to ride a bike. Repetition consolidates information, moves it from short-term to long-term memory, and speeds up access (think muscle memory and myelination).
Over time, repeated behaviours become automatic, freeing cognitive resources for complex thinking. Repetition also creates a “priming effect”: the brain becomes more sensitive to similar stimuli, accelerating future learning, and activates the dopamine system, creating a positive feedback loop.
Stack it with emotion and visualisation
- Visualise your actions
- Visualise the successful outcomes you want
- Imagine and feel the emotions during those actions and successes
You can mentally rehearse anywhere, at any time. If you’ve repeated the exercise daily, you’ve already visualised your dream life 10 times. Let’s keep going.
Imagine your Next Version of Me: Exercise 2.0
Make it familiar
Reread everything about what you want to BE, DO, HAVE and spend your MONEY, TIME and ENERGY on. Imagine for 5 minutes living all of it: vivid, detailed, multi-sensory, emotional. Play it like a movie trailer.
Repeat at least once more today.
Well done! See you tomorrow.
This course is educational and not a substitute for therapy or medical advice.