ClearMind Code @clearmindcode.com · May 5 Why does every new habit feel hard — until suddenly it doesn't? The vmPFC. Once a behavior gets tagged as identity-consistent, the brain reduces its effort cost. Marcus Aurelius diagnosed this in 170 AD. We now have the fMRI data to confirm it.
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Meditations 5.16: 'Habitual thoughts mold the character of mind.' The vmPFC encodes repeated behaviors as self-schema. Effort drops. Behavior becomes identity. Protocol: decide the identity first. Let the habit follow. #stoicism #neuroscience #habits