Relying on stress for productivity is a recipe for burnout. We can avoid burnout and increase our output when we optimise our mindsets.
We can keep our mind firing on all cylinders through excitement and enjoyment instead of through stress and difficulty.
We can learn faster and access more of our potential when we treat our brain like a brain instead of like a muscle.
Brain training and mind workouts can be completely reframed to have a much bigger effect once we know what we are doing.
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TimeStamps
00:00 - Train your mind
01:02 - Am I really Sam Harris?
02:29 - Alan Watts: Make work play
03:27 - Learning from memory champions
04:16 - Rapid transformations
06:02 - Fundamental difference: Mind vs Muscle
09:15 - Different responses to stress
11:38 - Good vs Bad Teachers
13:27 - Gamifying tedious tasks
14:34 - Alexander the Great and conquering
16:08 - Steve Jobs, connecting the dots looking backwards
16:44 - Make exercise fun
17:53 - Shape hard things into enjoyment
19:47 - Jason Mraz: beauty is in acknowledging your own interests and power
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There are a lot of opinions on how to master your mind, but then there’s PSYCHOLOGY.
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Instead of telling you what to think, we discuss how thinking works.
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I’m Sam Webster Harris, a lifelong learner with ADHD, a raging curiosity, and an obsession with finding answers to hard questions.
After launching several businesses, travelling the world and nearly dying a few times I concluded that science and Psychology are where it’s at.
What actually makes people happy? What’s the best way to treat a brain? How can I get more done?
Studying the answers we find that changing behaviours requires building mindsets, mental models, and a healthy relationship with failure.
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Previous guests include Olympians, Scientists, Billionaires, and Sam's Mum.
Past series:
— Psychology vs Stoicism
— Time Management for busy mortals
— Independence and knowing yourself
— Cognitive biases and rational thinking
— Psychology of connection
— Carol Dweck and the Multiverse of Mindsets