Dr. Dominic Ng
@dominicng.bsky.social
Neurology trainee | PhD candidate decoding the brain | Academic writer distilling complex neuroscience into concise, peer-reviewed insights
December 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Read more about how to trick your brain into doing difficult things on my recent post
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How to Trick Your Brain into Doing Difficult Things
A Neuroscientist’s 7 Proven Ways to Get Yourself to Do What Matters
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December 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Read more about how to trick your brain into doing difficult things on my recent post
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December 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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10 Simple Ways to Keep Microplastics Out of Your Body
A neuroscientist explains where they come from, how they affect your brain, and what actually lowers your exposure.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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9. Add a microfibre-catching bag to your laundry.
These bags trap 79-86% of plastic fibres. Washing machine filters catch up to 90% - France is making them mandatory in 2025.
These bags trap 79-86% of plastic fibres. Washing machine filters catch up to 90% - France is making them mandatory in 2025.
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
9. Add a microfibre-catching bag to your laundry.
These bags trap 79-86% of plastic fibres. Washing machine filters catch up to 90% - France is making them mandatory in 2025.
These bags trap 79-86% of plastic fibres. Washing machine filters catch up to 90% - France is making them mandatory in 2025.
8. Wash synthetics less frequently in cold water.
A single fleece jacket releases 700,000 fibres per wash. Cold water cuts shedding by 30-50%.
A single fleece jacket releases 700,000 fibres per wash. Cold water cuts shedding by 30-50%.
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
8. Wash synthetics less frequently in cold water.
A single fleece jacket releases 700,000 fibres per wash. Cold water cuts shedding by 30-50%.
A single fleece jacket releases 700,000 fibres per wash. Cold water cuts shedding by 30-50%.
7. Vacuum weekly and use a damp mop.
Research across 108 homes in 29 countries: more vacuuming means less plastic accumulation.
Damp mopping prevents fibres from going airborne.
Research across 108 homes in 29 countries: more vacuuming means less plastic accumulation.
Damp mopping prevents fibres from going airborne.
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
7. Vacuum weekly and use a damp mop.
Research across 108 homes in 29 countries: more vacuuming means less plastic accumulation.
Damp mopping prevents fibres from going airborne.
Research across 108 homes in 29 countries: more vacuuming means less plastic accumulation.
Damp mopping prevents fibres from going airborne.
6. Get a HEPA air purifier.
Homes average 528 plastic particles per cubic metre of air. HEPA purifiers cut this by 40-57% in two days.
Homes average 528 plastic particles per cubic metre of air. HEPA purifiers cut this by 40-57% in two days.
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
6. Get a HEPA air purifier.
Homes average 528 plastic particles per cubic metre of air. HEPA purifiers cut this by 40-57% in two days.
Homes average 528 plastic particles per cubic metre of air. HEPA purifiers cut this by 40-57% in two days.
5. Use glass or ceramic for hot drinks.
Heat causes plastics to shed more fragments. No plastic cups for coffee or tea.
Heat causes plastics to shed more fragments. No plastic cups for coffee or tea.
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
5. Use glass or ceramic for hot drinks.
Heat causes plastics to shed more fragments. No plastic cups for coffee or tea.
Heat causes plastics to shed more fragments. No plastic cups for coffee or tea.
4. Switch from bottled to filtered tap water.
Bottled water contains ~240,000 plastic particles per litre.
A reverse osmosis system removes 95-99%.
Bottled water contains ~240,000 plastic particles per litre.
A reverse osmosis system removes 95-99%.
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
4. Switch from bottled to filtered tap water.
Bottled water contains ~240,000 plastic particles per litre.
A reverse osmosis system removes 95-99%.
Bottled water contains ~240,000 plastic particles per litre.
A reverse osmosis system removes 95-99%.
3. Replace scratched plastic containers and cutting boards.
Knife marks and everyday wear dramatically increase particle shedding. Glass, bamboo, or wood don't have this problem.
Knife marks and everyday wear dramatically increase particle shedding. Glass, bamboo, or wood don't have this problem.
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
3. Replace scratched plastic containers and cutting boards.
Knife marks and everyday wear dramatically increase particle shedding. Glass, bamboo, or wood don't have this problem.
Knife marks and everyday wear dramatically increase particle shedding. Glass, bamboo, or wood don't have this problem.
2. Stop microwaving food in plastic.
Just three minutes of heating releases millions of particles.
Just three minutes of heating releases millions of particles.
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
2. Stop microwaving food in plastic.
Just three minutes of heating releases millions of particles.
Just three minutes of heating releases millions of particles.
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If you want to go deeper, Atomic Habits and Tiny Habits are the books that inspired this.
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If you want to go deeper, Atomic Habits and Tiny Habits are the books that inspired this.
How to Trick Your Brain into Doing Difficult Things
A Neuroscientist’s 7 Proven Ways to Get Yourself to Do What Matters
www.brainhealthdecoded.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Thanks for reading - and repost below if you think someone else might find this useful too.
You can read the full article here:
🔗www.brainhealthdecoded.com/p/how-to-tr...
If you want to go deeper, Atomic Habits and Tiny Habits are the books that inspired this.
You can read the full article here:
🔗www.brainhealthdecoded.com/p/how-to-tr...
If you want to go deeper, Atomic Habits and Tiny Habits are the books that inspired this.
7. Call yourself a beginner.
Say "I'm learning Spanish" - not "I'm bad at languages."
Beginners can't fail. They can only improve.
Say "I'm learning Spanish" - not "I'm bad at languages."
Beginners can't fail. They can only improve.
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
7. Call yourself a beginner.
Say "I'm learning Spanish" - not "I'm bad at languages."
Beginners can't fail. They can only improve.
Say "I'm learning Spanish" - not "I'm bad at languages."
Beginners can't fail. They can only improve.
6. Act like the person you want to become.
- "I need to get in shape" → inertia.
- "I'm an active person" → motion.
Identity drives behaviour more than willpower ever will.
- "I need to get in shape" → inertia.
- "I'm an active person" → motion.
Identity drives behaviour more than willpower ever will.
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
6. Act like the person you want to become.
- "I need to get in shape" → inertia.
- "I'm an active person" → motion.
Identity drives behaviour more than willpower ever will.
- "I need to get in shape" → inertia.
- "I'm an active person" → motion.
Identity drives behaviour more than willpower ever will.
5. When failure feels dangerous, frame it as an experiment
"I'm testing what gets more engagement" beats "I have to nail this presentation."
Experiments create curiosity. Performances create pressure.
"I'm testing what gets more engagement" beats "I have to nail this presentation."
Experiments create curiosity. Performances create pressure.
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
5. When failure feels dangerous, frame it as an experiment
"I'm testing what gets more engagement" beats "I have to nail this presentation."
Experiments create curiosity. Performances create pressure.
"I'm testing what gets more engagement" beats "I have to nail this presentation."
Experiments create curiosity. Performances create pressure.
4. Make the task enjoyable while you do it.
- Listen to your favourite podcast during cardio. - Drink your best coffee during deep work.
- Light a candle while writing.
Your brain learns: effort = enjoyment.
- Listen to your favourite podcast during cardio. - Drink your best coffee during deep work.
- Light a candle while writing.
Your brain learns: effort = enjoyment.
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
4. Make the task enjoyable while you do it.
- Listen to your favourite podcast during cardio. - Drink your best coffee during deep work.
- Light a candle while writing.
Your brain learns: effort = enjoyment.
- Listen to your favourite podcast during cardio. - Drink your best coffee during deep work.
- Light a candle while writing.
Your brain learns: effort = enjoyment.