The effects in our brain of setting goals
Objective: There are many goals to set with a new year ahead. Most of us, think about starting a new routine, making changes in our lifestyle, being more productive, going to the gym, etc. But at the end of the day, we finish with all of those incredible good intentions in the garbage. Why? According to science, there are some chemical effects when we are setting goals which I will mention below. Reflective: According to scientists and neuroscience, there are two neurotransmitters that work in our goal setting. The first one is serotonin, one of the most important roles is to control our emotional life to make our mood stable. Also, dopamine is the other well-known and it works as a motivator, it creates the sensation of pleasure when our brain is achieving a goal. So, procrastination comes when there is an excess of frustration taking us into a state of fear and blocking the production of dopamine. But dopamine could be obsessive because we are looking for being rewarding ...