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Research indicates that 12 minutes of daily intense prayer over an eight-week period can change the brain to such a degree that it can be measured on a brain scan. This method of prayer appears to increase activity in brain areas associated with social interaction and compassion/thoughtfulness. In addition, it increases frontal lobe activity as focus and intentionality increase.<ref>[http://drleaf.com/blog/how-prayer-affects-the-brain/ How Prayer Affects the Brain]</ref><ref>[https://www.amazon.com/How-Changes-Your-Brain-Neuroscientist/dp/0345503422 How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist]</ref><ref>How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist– March 23, 2010 by Andrew Newberg M.D, Mark Robert Waldman. Pages 26,27</ref>
Research indicates that 12 minutes of daily intense prayer over an eight-week period can change the brain to such a degree that it can be measured on a brain scan. This method of prayer appears to increase activity in brain areas associated with social interaction and compassion/thoughtfulness. In addition, it increases frontal lobe activity as focus and intentionality increase.<ref>[http://drleaf.com/blog/how-prayer-affects-the-brain/ How Prayer Affects the Brain]</ref><ref>[https://www.amazon.com/How-Changes-Your-Brain-Neuroscientist/dp/0345503422 How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist]</ref><ref>How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist– March 23, 2010 by Andrew Newberg M.D, Mark Robert Waldman. Pages 26,27</ref>
== Self- control via habits: Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII) ===
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-science-success/201003/the-motivational-one-two-punch-overcoming-bad-habits The Motivational One-Two Punch for Overcoming Bad Habits The Motivational One-Two Punch for Overcoming Bad Habits]
*[http://happierhuman.com/mental-contrasting/#Why_Does_Mental_Contrasting_Work Mental Contrasting – Effectiveness, Uses, and Precautions]
*[https://hbr.org/2014/10/stop-being-so-positive Stop Being So Positive] - HBR
*[http://www.businessinsider.com/gabriele-oettingen-woop-2016-6 Gabriele Oettingen - Business Insider]
==== Videos: Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII) ====
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pooG3-Whqys&list=PLc2eSR_oncVhRZfnU4Lavw_T2xEI1fMt7 Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions - Playlist]
==== Daily routines ====
The creative lives of massively productive people like John Milton, Charles Dickens, Ludwig Beethoven and Edison follow strict daily routines. (i.e., when they would get up, when they would start work, when they would exercise and when they would relax). Peak productivity’s not about luck. It’s about devotion.[http://www.robinsharma.com/blog/09/become-the-most-productive-person-you-know][http://www.fastcodesign.com/3032874/infographic-of-the-day/the-daily-routines-of-26-of-historys-most-creative-minds]
== See also ==
== See also ==