Psychology's guide to 18 oddities of desire

We have an expectation that more is better yet this isn't always true. Often simplicity and reduced commitments can unlock our potential. Living with greater freedom actually creates more options and more happiness. On the growth mindset with Sam Webster Harris, we explore the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, and purpose. Why they can be hard to find and how to build them through a process of self-reflection combined with an honest assessment of what is holding us back and what is driving us forward. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create. - - - Connect with Sam 🧘‍♀️ Newsletter: https://explosivethinking.substack.com/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/samjamharris 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samjam.zen/ - - - Stay up to date: 🤓🤓🤓 💡 Podsite: https://www.growthmindsetpodcast.com/ GOAT Books to read (that changed my life) 📚📚🐐 🏃‍♀️ Atomic Habits: https://amzn.to/3O1F5MC 🧠 Mindset, psychology of success: https://amzn.to/42nYDzj 💰 Psychology of Money: https://amzn.to/3nNnXzs Hot Gear (that makes life bearable) ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 🎙️ Shure MV7 Mic: https://amzn.to/42ufZdJ 🐭 Ergonomic Editing Mouse: https://amzn.to/42sdRTO 🦍 Joby GorillaPod: https://amzn.to/42nvx32 🦅 DJI Mini 3 drone: https://amzn.to/3pnBQEV Affiliate links - Perhaps my mum stops pressuring me to get a job... 🤷‍♀️ - - - Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement Episode: Stop Drowning in Commitments: How simplicity relates to happiness Chapters 00:00 2 ways to be "rich" 00:42 The problem with over-committing to many things 03:08 Happiness in less 04:54 Lessons for traveling and life 06:52 More things = more responsibilities and more problems 08:32 The answers are within ourselves 07:24 What you really need in life 09:41 How to complain less and be happier Topics Minimalism and happiness Nomadism and traveling Liberation from desire Stoicism Capitalism and consumerism Societal norms Happiness in simplicity Dealing with Overwhelm Prioritising commitments Growth mindset Psychology of Success Peak performance and Resilience Human potential Embracing failure Mental toughness Vipassana meditation Self-improvement Personal development Success Strategies Motivation and inspiration Goal setting and achievement Overcoming challenges Positive affirmations Visualization techniques Continuous learning Self-awareness and self-discovery Positive mindset Emotional intelligence Perseverance and determination Transformative life journeys Achieving greatness Harnessing inner strength Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 Elo 202311min

The biggest thing screwing us over is ourselves. Examining the psychology of mistakes we find 7 common paths of lazy thinking where the brain takes shortcuts and causes more problems than it solves. Human behavior is a fascinating riddle and host Sam Webster Harris discusses what causes our psychological paths of least resistance. Learn how we can build more awareness in our decisions and increase the wisdom of our choices and actions. To achieve greater personal success we have to stop blaming others and seek out our own flaws with fascination and honesty. - - - On the growth mindset podcast with Sam Webster Harris, we explore the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, and purpose. Why they can be hard to find and how to build them through a process of self-reflection combined with an honest assessment of what is holding us back and what is driving us forward. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create. - - - Connect with Sam 🧘‍♀️ Newsletter: https://explosivethinking.substack.com/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/samjamharris 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samjam.zen/ - - - Stay up to date: 🤓🤓🤓 💡 Podsite: https://www.growthmindsetpodcast.com/ GOAT Books to read (that changed my life) 📚📚🐐 🏃‍♀️ Atomic Habits: https://amzn.to/3O1F5MC 🧠 Mindset, psychology of success: https://amzn.to/42nYDzj 💰 Psychology of Money: https://amzn.to/3nNnXzs Hot Gear (that makes life bearable) ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 🎙️ Shure MV7 Mic: https://amzn.to/42ufZdJ 🐭 Ergonomic Editing Mouse: https://amzn.to/42sdRTO 🦍 Joby GorillaPod: https://amzn.to/42nvx32 🦅 DJI Mini 3 drone: https://amzn.to/3pnBQEV Affiliate links - Perhaps my mum stops pressuring me to get a job... 🤷‍♀️ - - - Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement Episode: The Psychology of Mistakes: How to Fix Lazy Thinking - Diagnosing the 7 psychological paths of least resistance Chapters 00:00 Benefits of thinking hard thoughts 00:54 Why we optimize for the wrong things 02:51 7 biggest Psychological flaws 02:56 1st - Elimination of doubt 05:54 2nd - Single cause explanation to complex events  08:15 3rd - Justifying our own actions whilst judging the actions of others 11:09 Morgan Housel - we are blind to the vast majority of what people are thinking 13:30 4th - Believe others see what we see 17:16 ADVERT - LinkedIn Jobs 18:29 5th - The desire to prioritize stories over statistics 21:14 6th - Outsourcing our hard decisions 24:37 7th - Naive Overconfidence 26:55 Annie Duke - Thinking of bets  28:56 Accepting reality and probabilities 30:09 Outro Topics Psychology of mistakes Why do we make errors Psychological fallacies Lazy thinking Psychological paths of least resistance Stoicism Societal norms Ownership of mistakes Prioritizing commitments Growth mindset Psychology of Success Business strategy Life strategy Human potential Embracing failure Mental toughness Vipassana meditation Self-improvement Personal development Success Strategies Motivation and inspiration Goal setting and achievement Overcoming challenges Positive affirmations Visualization techniques Continuous learning Self-awareness and self-discovery Positive mindset Emotional intelligence Perseverance and determination Transformative life journeys Achieving greatness Harnessing inner strength Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25 Heinä 202334min

Learn how to ask yourself better questions that can help you live with more purpose and happiness and reduce feelings of anxiety and frantic switching and searching. We are all told to be more in the present and live in the NOW. Yet we forget that we are constantly obsessed with short-term thinking and need to look at the bigger picture to understand the present moment better. On the growth mindset with Sam Webster Harris, we explore the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, and purpose. Why they can be hard to find and how to build them through a process of self-reflection combined with an honest assessment of what is holding us back and what is driving us forward. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create. - - - Connect with Sam 🧘‍♀️ Newsletter: https://explosivethinking.substack.com/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/samjamharris 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samjam.zen/ - - - Stay up to date: 🤓🤓🤓 💡 Podsite: https://www.growthmindsetpodcast.com/ GOAT Books to read (that changed my life) 📚📚🐐 🏃‍♀️ Atomic Habits: https://amzn.to/3O1F5MC 🧠 Mindset, psychology of success: https://amzn.to/42nYDzj 💰 Psychology of Money: https://amzn.to/3nNnXzs - - - Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement Episode: 8 questions to build long-term happiness - stop losing yourself in the noise and focus on what's important Chapters 00:00 Is it all about NOW?  01:10 Tunnel vision in our lives 02:36 Now-ish thinking 04:04 30-year thinking 05:07 Goal based vs energy-based work 07:15 Questions to ask yourself 09:00 Danger of putting off till 'one day' 09:55 Doing what you want or don't know how to stop? 11:04 Balancing Present and Future thinking Topics Positive psychology Job Anxiety Living with purpose Stoicism Long-term thinking Building healthy habits Habit formation Find your purpose Power of now Liberation from desire Capitalism and consumerism Societal norms Happiness in simplicity Dealing with Overwhelm Prioritizing commitments Growth mindset Psychology of Success Peak performance and Resilience Human potential Embracing failure Mental toughness Vipassana meditation Self-improvement Personal development Success Strategies Motivation and inspiration Goal setting and achievement Overcoming challenges Positive affirmations Visualization techniques Continuous learning Self-awareness and self-discovery Positive mindset Emotional intelligence Perseverance and determination Transformative life journeys Achieving greatness Harnessing inner strength Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Heinä 202313min

Our genuine fears are hidden to us behind elaborate stories. To truly understand ourselves we need a lot of vulnerability, honesty, and curiosity to search within and examine our emotions. Tracy Litt is a spiritual advisor and mindset coach who is an expert on fear and the stories we tell ourselves. Her no-nonsense approach is full of legit good advice to help people sort their sh*t out. On the growth mindset with Sam Webster Harris, we explore the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, and purpose. Why they can be hard to find and how to build them through a process of self-reflection combined with an honest assessment of what is holding us back and what is driving us forward. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create. - - - Connect with Tracy - Website - https://thelittfactor.com/ - Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-how-of-within/id1533276485 - - - Connect with Sam 🧘‍♀️ Newsletter: https://explosivethinking.substack.com/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/samjamharris 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samjam.zen/ - - - Stay up to date: 🤓🤓🤓 💡 Podsite: https://www.growthmindsetpodcast.com/ GOAT Books to read (that changed my life) 📚📚🐐 🏃‍♀️ Atomic Habits: https://amzn.to/3O1F5MC 🧠 Mindset, psychology of success: https://amzn.to/42nYDzj 💰 Psychology of Money: https://amzn.to/3nNnXzs Hot Gear (that makes life bearable) ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 🎙️ Shure MV7 Mic: https://amzn.to/42ufZdJ 🐭 Ergonomic Editing Mouse: https://amzn.to/42sdRTO 🦍 Joby GorillaPod: https://amzn.to/42nvx32 🦅 DJI Mini 3 drone: https://amzn.to/3pnBQEV Affiliate links - Perhaps my mum stops pressuring me to get a job... 🤷‍♀️ - - - 00:00 Intro 02:22 Judgement journal 03:17 Learning to be less controlling 06:00 How to start a transformation 10:40 Get comfortable feeling all of your feeling 12:46 Do you struggle with emotion? 13:59 Emotional distractions 16:09 The problem without getting angry 17:23 Screaming as therapy 18:00 Learning to embrace your voice 20:07 What should you fear? 26:35 Coaching others and finding coaches 30:05 Outro Topics Positive psychology Life Coaching Cognitive behavioral therapy Open humility Living with purpose Stoicism Long-term thinking Building healthy habits Habit formation Fixing anxiety Find your purpose Power of now Liberation from desire Capitalism and consumerism Societal norms Happiness in simplicity Dealing with Overwhelm Prioritizing commitments Growth mindset Psychology of Success Peak performance and Resilience Human potential Embracing failure Mental toughness Vipassana meditation Self-improvement Personal development Success Strategies Motivation and inspiration Goal setting and achievement Overcoming challenges Positive affirmations Visualization techniques Continuous learning Self-awareness and self-discovery Positive mindset Emotional intelligence Perseverance and determination Transformative life journeys Achieving greatness Harnessing inner strength Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Heinä 202333min

Our obsessions lean towards the problems and unsettled areas of our life. However, trying to control them is often impossible when we focus too much detail on them and don't get perspective on how to really fix them. We learn how to build awareness and find solutions to fix our problems with our strengths and channel attention to useful behaviors. - - - Connect with Sam: Sam's newsletter on creativity - Explosive Thinking  Watch the pod - YouTube - Growth Mindset Twitter - @samjamharris Instagram - @SamJam.zen - - - Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:32 The problem learning to surf 02:54 Don't look up 04:25 Surfing is like driving 05:39 Surfing and driving is just like any sport 05:52 Life analogy 06:21 Running a business analogy 07:49 Get some perspective 09:25 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Heinä 202311min

Brian Biro Brian Biro is one of the foremost motivational and leadership speakers in the United States. With degrees from Stanford University and UCLA, he has spent the last 21 years delivering over 1,300 presentations around the world. A former vice president of a major transportation corporation, and the author of nine books including the bestseller, Beyond Success, Biro was rated #1 among 40 speakers at four consecutive Inc. magazine international conferences. He has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN’s Business Unusual, and the Fox News Network. We learn about seizing opportunities and focussing attention on the important factors that affect our outcomes and learning to ignore the noise and negative influences that can throw us off. - - - Connect with Sam: Sam's newsletter on creativity - Explosive Thinking  Watch the pod - YouTube - Growth Mindset Twitter - @samjamharris Instagram - @SamJam.zen - - - Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:17 KISS principle 15:01 Pygmalion effect 22:20 Three controllables 46:50 Conclusion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Heinä 202351min

Success has a price. We often don't realise the costs of what we want and expect things to be perfect. Relationships will always have some problems where the positive outweighs the negative yet we obsess on fixing the flaws instead of embracing them. There are many other none prominent areas in life where things won't be perfect but we can learn to be happier and more relaxed by embracing problems as a price we need to pay instead of as a downside. - - - Connect with Sam: Sam's newsletter on creativity - Explosive Thinking  Watch the pod - YouTube - Growth Mindset Twitter - @samjamharris Instagram - @SamJam.zen - - - Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Concept of paying the price of admission 01:26 Relationships 05:51 Stock markets 07:18 The "perfect" job 07:58 Entrepreneurship 08:30 Summary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Kesä 202311min

We tell ourselves stories every day about ourselves, who we are, how we react to things, and why we're great. It's important to read through the BS whilst at the same time positively motivating ourselves to do our best. It's not easy but it is important. We have Mike Follet on the show who runs a human behavior tracking company Lumen Research to talk about his insights into the stories we tell ourselves in business and in life. - - - Connect with Mike: Mike Follet - LinkedIn Mike's writing - The Media Leader Lumen's Twitter - @LumenResearch Lumen Research - Website - - - Connect with Sam: Sam's newsletter on creativity - Explosive Thinking  Watch the pod - YouTube - Growth Mindset Twitter - @samjamharris Instagram - @SamJam.zen - - - Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:36 Opimising attenion 02:44 Importance of context, creative and targeting 04:16 Why is advertising interesting 09:50 Mike's biggest failure 14:13 Fixing their own problems 17:17 Advice 5 years ago 19:51 Kindest thing - honesty 23:04 Conclusion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Kesä 202325min