White Board Series (Audio): White Board Series: Internal Calculators (Pt. 4): Why You Persist or Quit?
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This episode explores the reasons behind persistence and quitting, focusing on the brain's internal calculators and the impact of anxiety on behavior.
Video: https://youtu.be/dUfl7hoxTQI This episode breaks down why change feels so hard and why we often quit, avoid, or fall back into the same habits even when we know better. Building on the internal calculator framework, it shows how the brain is constantly weighing reward, cost, uncertainty, and control to decide whether to persist or disengage. Anxiety isn’t just emotional—it’s a signal that cost and uncertainty are rising, pushing the system toward avoidance. You’ll see how dopamine, norepinephrine, and deeper biological processes shape effort, quitting, and habit formation, and why your brain defaults to what is familiar and energy-efficient. Most importantly, this episode gives you a new lens to understand your own behavior—and how to interrupt the cycle when your brain is pushing you to quit. White Board Series: Autism & Motivation: The Brain’s Internal Calculators https://youtu.be/uKa3wzpRoxQ White Board Series: Autism & Motivation: Why the Brain Repeats, Avoids, Persists, or Quits https://youtu.be/5lsQIJUPgQ4 White Board Series: Why the Brain Hates Change & Chooses Habits https://youtu.be/nTs2m8SGqXc Daylight Computer Company, use "autism" for $50 off at…
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