Why I'm able to work 60 hours a week and be happy - Corporate Lawyer Explains

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It’s only hard to work hard if you find hard work hard.

Most people do — because we’re wired to procrastinate, burn out, and avoid effort. But what if you could actually train your brain to enjoy working hard?

In this video, I explain how to reprogram your relationship with effort using neuroscience — not motivation, discipline, or hustle culture. When you understand what’s really driving your behaviour at a chemical level, hard work stops feeling like a grind and starts feeling genuinely rewarding.

I’ll show you how to build a system where:
⟡ Work feels good while you’re doing it
⟡ Focus comes more easily
⟡ Progress compounds instead of draining you
⟡ And effort becomes something you naturally lean into

The key is understanding how your brain’s happiness hormones actually work — and how most productivity advice accidentally fights against them. It’s about making effort feel intrinsically rewarding, so working hard becomes the default instead of a battle.

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About Me

I'm a lawyer, part-time YouTuber, son, brother, startup founder, husband, black coffee drinker and plant dad. I graduated from Cambridge University (where I studied French and Spanish), topped my law school class and now work for a corporate law firm in London as a solicitor (which takes up a lot of my time)!

Around that, I'm a big fan of discovering new ways of thinking, of balancing work with life, and of performing to the very best of my ability. Ohh, and being happy. And I try to share all that on this YouTube channel 😀

Fun fact: I believe we massively overplay the role of “natural talent” 😮 AND… I also believe that TOGETHER, WE ARE ALL CAPABLE OF POSITIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY AND SUCCESS.

📸 Instagram –   / liam.porritt  
🌍 My little kingdom – https://liamporritt.com

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Disclaimer:
Information, views and opinions depicted in this video are my own. Information visible on screens or in documents does not relate to my work as a lawyer for clients. This is not financial advice.

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