The Mystery of 'Wanting to Clean Before an Exam': What is the Principle of Human Behavior? How Can You Take Action?
The reason humans take action is either to escape pain or to gain pleasure.
I imagine many of you are thinking, 'Is that really true?'
I will explain this using the specific example from the title: 'wanting to clean before an exam.'
Finally, I will explain how to suppress the urge to clean before an exam and start studying instead.
This article is recommended for those who want to do something but find it troublesome to take action.
I believe you will be able to understand your own psychology.
Why do we want to clean before an exam?
It is because the pain of studying is greater than the pain of not studying.
Usually, cleaning is also painful.
(Although people who love cleaning associate a clean room with pleasure, so they do not feel it as pain.)
If you dislike studying, studying at that very moment involves more pain than cleaning.
Therefore, even though you are in a situation where you must study before an exam,
you end up cleaning, which is usually painful, instead of studying.
What happens when it is three days before the exam?
The pain of not studying increases.
This is because the future of getting a low score by not studying is imagined more concretely.
The pain of not being able to earn credits and failing to advance or graduate,
or the pain of being scolded by parents is associated more strongly,
so the pain of not studying grows.
The moment the 'pain of not studying' exceeds the 'pain of studying',
not studying becomes painful, so you want to study.
By consistently associating stronger pain with the act of not studying,
you will be able to study even when it is not right before an exam.
For example, associate 'the pain of failing to get into X University' with not studying,
or associate 'the pleasure of being praised by parents' with studying.
Humans prioritize escaping pain over gaining pleasure.
Take dieting, for example.
Pain: 'It is painful to give up high-calorie foods'
It is difficult to continue a diet using only willpower.
Therefore, you need to turn pain into an ally.
Establish the association that pain means 'high-calorie foods are not good for the body'
plus pleasure means 'high-nutrient foods are desirable'.
By controlling the amount you eat, you can even gain pleasure from leaving food on your plate.
Depending on what you associate pain and pleasure with, you can change your behavior in an instant.
Understanding the Tug-of-War Between Pain and Pleasure in Your Mind: The 'Pain and Pleasure Principle'
Why are there people who cannot change no matter how hard they try?
It is because they have not yet reached their 'threshold of pain'.
Feeling a little inconvenienced, a little embarrassed, or bored is not enough to move your emotions.
You need to make a firm decision that you 'never want to feel this way again and will absolutely change.'
The pain that was once your enemy becomes your ally, allowing you to start taking different actions and achieving different results.
And if you think about how much more enjoyable your life will be if you take action now, you will find yourself unable to stop from acting.
Three Beliefs to Get Yourself 'In the Mood'
1. 'I must absolutely change.' 2. 'I must change through my own power.' 3. 'I am capable of changing.'
It may sound like a big claim, but the only person who can change your life is none other than 'yourself'.
Summary
・The reason you want to clean instead of study is to escape the pain of studying. ・To take the actions you want to take: 1. Associate the behavior you want to stop with pain. 2. Associate the behavior you want to do with pleasure. ・Hold your beliefs and make a decision.
Thank you for reading this far. I hope you find this helpful.
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