Reward Phase News Today

Maybe youre bored, maybe youre stressed. then comes the behavior, like eating junk food or smoking. and finally, the reward. that feeling of satisfaction. dr. brewer says the key is to break this loop and that happens at the reward phase. when you get to that part of the cycle focus on the way this habit makes you really feel. take smoking, for instance. a study done by brewer showed that when smokers focused on the way their cigarettes taste and the way it made them feel, those people had a hig...

Youve had many, many adventures. >> iggy: i know -- >> anthony: given that, what thrills you? >> iggy: the nicest stuff right now, this is very embarrassing, but its really -- being loved. and actually appreciating the people that are giving that to me. ♪ i dont see any birds at all here today. its so quiet. >> anthony: is this the reward phase of your life, or is it just dumb luck?

>> iggy: its been mostly i think a reward phase for stuff i did up until the age 30. stuff you had to do on instinct and not on intelligence. >> anthony: see, i think you deserve it. but when i look at my own life, you know, im actually -- im ambivalent. i mean, im still not so sure. you know? >> iggy: im still curious. you seem like a curious person. >> anthony: its my only virtue. >> iggy: there you go. all right. curious is a good thing to be. it seems to pay some unexpected dividends. ♪ i ...

In life has pretty much been one way or the other been able to have a lot of things ordinary people would never have. youve had many, many adventures. >> iggy: i know -- >> anthony: given that, what thrills you? >> iggy: the nicest stuff right now, this is very embarrassing, but its really -- being loved. and actually appreciating the people that are giving that to me. ♪ i dont see any birds at all here today. its so quiet. >> anthony: is this the reward phase of your life or is it just

Dumb [ muted ] luck? >> iggy: its been mostly i think a reward phase for stuff i did up until the age 30. stuff you had to do on instinct and not on intelligence. >> anthony: see, i think you deserve it. but when i look at my own life, you know, im actually -- im ambivalent. i mean, im still not so sure. you know? >> iggy: im still curious. you seem like a curious person. >> anthony: its my only virtue. >> iggy: there you go. all right. curious is a good thing to be. it seems to pay some unexpec...

Youve had many, many adventures. >> iggy: i know -- >> anthony: given that, what thrills you? >> iggy: the nicest stuff right now, this is very embarrassing, but its really -- being loved. and actually appreciating the people that are giving that to me. ♪ i dont see any birds at all here today. its so quiet. >> anthony: is this the reward phase of your life or is it just dumb luck? >> iggy: its been emotionally i think a reward phase for stuff i did up until the age 30.

Rock stars sort of look to you to figure out how should i behave? along with that, look, even at its -- even if youre broke, youre a guy at various points in life has pretty much been one way or the other have been able to have a lot of things ordinary people would never have. youve had many, many adventures. >> iggy: i know -- >> anthony: given that, what thrills you? >> iggy: the nicest stuff right now, this is very embarrassing, but its really -- being loved. and actually appreciating the peo...

Phase of your life or is it just dumb -- >> iggy: its been emotionally i think a reward phase for stuff i did up until the age 30. stf you had to do on instinct and not on intelligence. >> anthony: see, ihink deserve it. but when i look at my own life, you know, im actually -- im ambivalent. i mean, im still not so sure. you know? >> iggy: im still curious. you seem like a curious person. >> anthony: its my only virtue. >> iggy: there you go. all right. curious is a good thing to be. it seems to...

To have a lot of things ordinary people would never have. youve had many, many adventures. >> iggy: i know -- >> anthony: given that, what thrills you? >> iggy: the nicest stuff right now, this is very embarrassing, but its really -- being loved. and actually appreciating the people that are giving that to me. ♪ i dont see any birds at all here today. its so quiet. >> anthony: is this the reward phase of your life or is it just dumb -- >> iggy: its been emotionally i think a reward phase for s...

To have a lot of things ordinary people would never have. youve had many, many adventures. >> iggy: i know -- >> anthony: given that, what thrills you? >> iggy: the nicest stuff right now, this is very embarrassing, but its really -- being loved. and actually appreciating the people that are giving that to me. ♪ i dont see any birds at all here today. its so quiet. >> anthony: is this the reward phase of your life or is it just dumb -- >> iggy: its been emotionally i think a reward phase for s...