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Huberman LabMay 11, 2026

Master Self Control & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Kentaro Fujita

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Can't Hurt MeProtocols and Operating Manual for the human body
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David Goggins

David Goggins, author of Can't Hurt Me, is famed for doing hard things all day long and uses negative comments as motivation.

Protocols and Operating Manual for the human body

This is a book that I've been working on for more than five years, and that's based on more than 30 years of research and experience.

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Dr. Kentaro Fujita, PhD, is a professor of psychology at The Ohio State University and an expert in the science of self-control and motivation. We discuss the best tools for developing strong self-control: to do more of what you aspire to and cease doing things you would like to avoid. We discuss why you need more than one form of willpower to achieve sustained motivation and overcome procrastination. Dr. Fujita also clarifies the data on the 2-marshmallow test, delayed gratification and intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation. Read the show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman David: https://davidprotein.com/huberman Lingo: https://hellolingo.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Kentaro Fujita (00:03:08) Marshmallow Tests, Self-Control; Adult Modeling (00:08:24) Criticism of Marshmallow Tests, Learning Self-Control (00:15:08)
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