How To Train Your Mind (Tip: It is NOT a muscle)

How To Train Your Mind (Tip: It is NOT a muscle)

The secret to unparalleled success is not enduring endless misery. In fact, it's the opposite. We learn how to amplify our abilities in any domain by making the process more enjoyable and actionable. The brain is like a muscle analogy is a harmful myth. It is based on some half-truths that on the surface make sense. Learn: Why we fail at doing hard things The differences between brain and muscle training How to train the brain for success The biggest misunderstanding of Stoicism. Further reading: Feel Good Productivity - Ali Abdaal - UK Book - US Book Slow Productivity - Cal Newport - UK Book - US Book The Art of Learning - Josh Waitzkin- UK Book - US Book Sponsors: Cozy Earth: Luxury Bamboo sheets and Loungeware that become softer as you use them. 35% off code 'GROWTH' - CozyEarth.com SleepyClub: Doctor-approved natural sleeping aid that improves sleep quality. Safe to take every day. 20% discount code 'GROWTH20' - SleepyClub.co.uk ShortForm: Summaries and guides for the world's best books and ideas. FREE trial and 20% off annual fee - ShortForm.com/Psychology Journal Prompts Free prompts - Make Hard Things Fun Influence the Show Meet Sam - Free call Feedback - Request and Ideas Form Growth Mindset pod Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset) Mail - GrowthMindsetPodcast(at)gmail.com Insta - SamJam.zen Newsletter - Explosive Thinking Chapters: 00:00 Introduction: The Value of Time 01:00 Challenging Conventional Wisdom 01:55 The Mind vs. Muscle Debate 02:54 Memory and Creativity 04:22 Analogies and Insights 07:21 Differences Between Brain and Muscle 11:06 The Role of Stress and Play 14:53 Finding Enjoyment in Learning 15:30How to enjoy learning an instrument 19:24 Why Alexander the Great Achieved so Much 23:42 The Big Conclusion 28:33 Final Thoughts and Community Engagement Topics: training the brain vs muscle growth how to effectively train your brain differences between brain and muscle training stress effects on brain vs muscle career change for personal enjoyment and growth entertaining the mind for enhanced learning cognitive training vs physical exercise best practices for cognitive enhancement learning an instrument brain training The secret to Alexander the Great's success how stress impacts brain functionality improving brain function without stress using entertainment to boost brain power practical tips for brain training understanding brain health and physical fitness innovative methods to train the brain cognitive development through entertainment effective brain workouts for professionals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jaksot(494)

How to Stop Wasting Time with the Wrong People - Emotional maturity with Jonathan Aslay

How to Stop Wasting Time with the Wrong People - Emotional maturity with Jonathan Aslay

Most people treat dating like a lottery; swipe, hope, repeat. Jonathan Aslay lost $2 million, his marriage, and his son. What saved him wasn't positive thinking. It was asking one brutal question: "W...

3 Helmi 36min

Surrounded by Conformists: How to spot the 5 types of NPC and think your own thoughts - [Psychology of non-player characters]

Surrounded by Conformists: How to spot the 5 types of NPC and think your own thoughts - [Psychology of non-player characters]

The algorithm doesn't want you to think; it wants you to react. It wants you to be a character in its story, following a predictable path of outrage and agreement. We are living through a shift where...

27 Tammi 42min

How To Build Free Will

How To Build Free Will

Free will sounds easy until you look closely. Then it turns out to be smaller, stranger, and far more difficult than advertised. We take a cheerful scalpel to the idea that we’re the conscious captain...

20 Tammi 53min

5 Surprising Truths About Independence and Being Yourself: What really impacts who you are

5 Surprising Truths About Independence and Being Yourself: What really impacts who you are

The idea that you are a blend of the 5 people you spend time with has a dangerous side. In fact, it's not exactly true. In this episode, I break down why the Growth Mindset is actually about autonomy...

16 Tammi 20min

Life's Infinite Games: How to play by your own rules

Life's Infinite Games: How to play by your own rules

What if the game you're playing isn't yours? Every moment of your life, something is at stake. Ignore your partner, they feel less loved. Choose status over meaning, you'll need a therapist. We inhe...

13 Tammi 23min

4 Steps to Become Remarkable: A guide to overhaul your life

4 Steps to Become Remarkable: A guide to overhaul your life

Get in control of your life and use your time to build a life of purpose. We have been sold a myth of heroic solutions. Where a single dazzling act will change who we are. But real change is quiet, m...

6 Tammi 38min

Working with Time Instead of Against It - How to enjoy this year and every year of your life

Working with Time Instead of Against It - How to enjoy this year and every year of your life

You have roughly 4,000 weeks. Somehow, nobody mentioned this at school. This episode takes a cheerful scalpel to modern time-panic—the kind that convinces smart adults that the next app, habit, or co...

30 Joulu 202515min

5 Rules for Mental Health and Clarity - Andrew Huberman's simple formula for success

5 Rules for Mental Health and Clarity - Andrew Huberman's simple formula for success

Every advanced master nails the fundamentals first. To perform at your best these are the 5 most basic and essential practices you need to return to time and again. A short episode covering the core ...

23 Joulu 202511min

Suosittua kategoriassa Koulutus

rss-murhan-anatomia
psykopodiaa-podcast
voi-hyvin-meditaatiot-2
rss-niinku-asia-on
kesken
rss-duodecim-lehti
adhd-podi
aamukahvilla
aloita-meditaatio
rss-liian-kuuma-peruna
rss-valo-minussa-2
ihminen-tavattavissa-tommy-hellsten-instituutti
rss-elamankoulu
rss-psykalab
rss-narsisti
rahapuhetta
salainen-paivakirja
rss-uskonto-on-tylsaa
rss-vapaudu-voimaasi
rss-hereilla