Judson Brewer: A simple way to break a bad habit
Judson Brewer: Prosta metoda zerwania z nałogiem
Psychiatrist and addiction expert Judson Brewer researches mindfulness techniques that effectively help quell cravings of all kinds. Full bio
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pay attention to my breath,
to bring it back.
in the middle of winter.
because it was really hard work.
tak mnie to męczyło.
really important.
trying to pay attention to something --
will drift off into a daydream,
to check our Twitter feed.
of the most evolutionarily-conserved
z jednym najbardziej z pierwotnych
currently known in science,
nervous systems known to man.
i negatywnym wzmocnieniem.
and negative reinforcement,
to our brain that says,
and where you found it."
i gdzie to znalazłeś".
our creative brains say,
than just remembering where food is.
something good so you'll feel better?"
żeby poprawić sobie nastrój".
when we're mad or sad,
kiedy jesteśmy źli lub smutni,
coming from our stomach,
czyli uczucie smutku
z papierosami i pomyśleliśmy:
outside smoking and we think,
and that was no accident.
nieprzypadkowo nie wyglądał na głupka.
that urge to smoke a cigarette
with these habits.
of morbidity and mortality in the world.
których da się uniknąć.
to pay attention,
żeby się skoncentrować,
reward-based learning process ...
oparty na nagrodzie,
in our momentary experience?
could help people quit smoking.
pomoże ludziom rzucić palenie.
to pay attention to my breath,
do skupienia na oddechu,
themselves to quit smoking.
had tried this before and failed --
and instead focused on being curious.
a pobudzamy ciekawość.
about what it's like when you do."
zainteresuj się tą czynnością".
from one of our smokers.
that smoking was bad for her,
że palenie jej szkodzi,
curiously aware when she smoked
that smoking was bad for her
że palenie jest szkodliwe,
disenchanted with her behavior.
from an evolutionary perspective,
that we shouldn't smoke.
żeby pomóc nam rzucić palenie,
to help us change our behavior,
trzecie, czwarte "ciastko".
that third, that fourth cookie.
to control our behavior.
do kontroli naszych zachowań.
when we get stressed out,
in our own experience.
like yell at our spouse or kids
na partnera lub dzieci
it's not going to be helpful.
is so important.
at a deeper level --
ourselves to hold back
in doing it in the first place.
when we get caught up in our behaviors,
kiedy poddajemy się nawykom,
naturally letting go.
magically we quit smoking.
że magicznie rzucimy palenie.
gdy wyraźniej będziemy widzieć
to see more and more clearly
i ukształtujemy nowe.
about being really interested
na zainteresowaniu się
in our bodies and minds
to turn toward our experience
cravings go away as quickly as possible.
nieprzyjemnych pragnień jak najszybciej.
to turn toward our experience
are simply made up of body sensations --
to efekt impulsów wysyłanych przez ciało,
sensations come and go.
by this huge, scary craving
przerażającym pragnieniem,
fear-based, reactive habit patterns,
opartych na lęku, reaktywnych nawyków
that next data point.
na kolejne dane.
too simplistic to affect behavior.
we found that mindfulness training
że ćwiczenie świadomej uwagi
at helping people quit smoking.
w rzucaniu palenia niż najlepsze terapie.
the brains of experienced meditators,
doświadczonych w medytacji
of self-referential processing
że obszar tej sieci,
is that a region of this network,
by craving itself
when we get sucked in,
jeśli się od niego wyzwolimy,
of what's happening --
mindfulness training programs
program ćwiczenia świadomej uwagi,
that's driving us to distraction
rozpraszającej naszą uwagę,
od niezdrowych nawyków palenia,
of our unhealthy habit patterns
and other addictive behaviors.
about context-dependent memory?
zależnej od kontekstu?
to peoples' fingertips
to be curiously aware
żeby mieli świadomość,
or stress eat or whatever arises.
albo zjedzenia czegoś w stresie.
ani nie zajadacie stresu,
to check your email when you're bored,
sprawdzenia z nudów skrzynki e-mail,
yourself from work,
to that text message when you're driving,
na SMS prowadząc samochód,
this natural capacity,
wrodzoną ciekawość,
and mind in that moment.
z waszym ciałem i umysłem.
and exhaustive habit loops ...
błędne koło wyczerpującego nawyku,
compulsively text back,
mechanicznie na niego odpisać
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Judson Brewer - Mindful addiction doctorPsychiatrist and addiction expert Judson Brewer researches mindfulness techniques that effectively help quell cravings of all kinds.
Why you should listen
Psychiatrist Judson Brewer is a thought leader in the "science of self mastery," having combined nearly 20 years of experience with mindfulness and scientific research therein. An expert in mindfulness training for addictions, Judson has developed novel treatments to help individuals with substance abuse and eating disorders. He has also studied the neural mechanisms of mindfulness using standard and realtime fMRI, and is translating these findings into clinical use.
In 2012, Judson founded Claritas MindSciences to combine mindfulness and neurofeedback techniques for a variety of conditions; the latest apps are Craving to Quit and Eat Right Now. Judson is currently an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, where he is Director of Research at the Center for Mindfulness.
In 2017, Brewer published a book, The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits, that unpacks the topic of his TED Talk.
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