The Prefrontal Workout: Training Your Brain to Make Better Choices
Medium | 16.11.2025 20:50
The Prefrontal Workout: Training Your Brain to Make Better Choices
Your brain isn’t one voice — it’s a debate between the present and the future
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Just now
For the last few days, I have been reading Incognito by David Eagleman. One idea stayed with me long after I closed the book. He calls it the prefrontal workout.
The idea is simple. Your brain is not one voice. It is many voices inside you, speaking at the same time.
- Some want comfort.
- Some want progress.
- Some want pleasure right now.
- Some want a better tomorrow.
A few weeks ago, I faced this myself. I had planned a long run the next morning. But the night before, I kept scrolling reels. My mind told me, “Just 10 more minutes.” It was such a small moment, but I could feel two parts of me fighting.
One part wanted rest. One part wanted comfort. That small fight is exactly where this workout begins.
I am sure you have heard the story of the two wolves inside the head. That’s what this is about.
That’s where the idea of a prefrontal workout comes in.
