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Feed your psychology nerd.
Build motivation, resilience, and intelligence - using science and hard work. Embrace the challenges that build real rewards with the Growth Mindset.
Wishing and believing will not manifest your dreams:
__ 1 __ Leave your inner chakra at the door
__ 2 __ Put down the astrology chart
__ 3 __ Stop waiting for something or someone to fix your life
Create the life you want ... yourself.
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With over 8 million downloads, this is your hub for deep dives into mindsets and the science of positive psychology and self-improvement.
Episodes equip you with the tools to shift your perspective. From the latest science to timeless wisdom, we feature transformative stories and world-renowned experts.
We focus on resilience, optimism, gratitude, and the incredible power of mental flexibility that Carol Dweck discovered within the growth mindset.
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Host Sam Webster Harris has launched several businesses, travelled the world, and nearly died a few times.
An investor in over 100 businesses he balances his sensible side with curious adventure. Activities completed:
- Visiting North Korea
- Hitch-hiking across Kazakhstan
- Himilayas Mountain Guide
- Finished an Ultramarathon with a broken leg (not advised)
Let his insatiable appetite for learning, self-improvement, and psychology guide your journey.
The Growth Mindset podcast is the home for big dreamers who take responsibility for making them happen. If you enjoy thinkers such as Andrew Huberman, Tim Ferriss, Brene Brown, or Lex Fridman you'll love this show.
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Mastering the Art of Relationship Building for Business and Personal Success w/ Matt Higgins
Avoid the partnership traps everyone falls into and select and build strong relationships, that last.
Matt Higgins is an incredibly successful serial entrepreneur and Shark Tank investor with a personal fortune +$150 million dollars. The unspoken ingredient to his success is relationships.
We learn about:
Relationship dynamics in successful business ventures
Avoiding pitfalls in partner selection
The importance of shared values
Humility and appreciation for different traits
This episode covers the importance of shared values over identical ones, strategies for aligning values in professional settings, and the impact of shared visions in business success.
Matt offers practical advice on avoiding pitfalls in partner selection and cultivating strong relationships in competitive environments. Learn from his experiences at the helm of a leading investment firm and how to evaluate partnership potential for long-term success.
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Matt Higgins
VC Firm - RSE Ventures
Insta - @MHiggins
X - @MHiggins
LinkedIn - Matt Higgins RSE
Book - Burn The Boats
Growth Mindset pod
Sam Webster Harris explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.
Watch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset)
Mail - GrowthMindsetPodcast(at)gmail.com
Insta - SamJam.zen
Chapters
00:00 Rates of relationship failure
02:50 Arranged Marriages in Bangladesh and burning the boats
06:43 Identical vs Shared Values
10:33 How do you know someone is the one?
12:24 Attachment Styles and Self-Awareness
17:57 How do you mentor a CEO to become more self-aware?
19:15 Wrap up
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Ego Blindspots: 9 Cognitive Biases to Avoid
Build self-awareness and recognise the mind traps we easily fall into every day.
We examine 9 different cognitive biases related to Ego and how we can spot them.
Learn:
When our ego serves us or sabotages us
Why we fall in love for the wrong reasons
How our bias to perceive ambiguity as hostility almost triggered a Nuclear war
From panicking over getting some ketchup on our trousers to explosive road rage, cognitive biases can give us an answer.
Learning how to recognise our own biases can lead to a much calmer, kinder and more successful life.
Enjoy the episode
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📕 Recommended Books
These books are full of brilliant insights and mental models to help you become a more rational thinker.
🏎️ Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
🧘♀️ The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
🧠 Super Thinking by Gabriel Weinberg & Lauren McCain
🪐 The Skeptics Guide to the Universe by Dr. Steven Novella
Growth Mindset pod
Sam Webster Harris explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.
Watch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset)
Mail - GrowthMindsetPodcast(at)gmail.com
Insta - SamJam.zen
Chapters
00:00 Spotlight Effect
02:25 Dunning Kruger Effect
04:41 Status Quo Bias
06:29 Curse of Knowledge
08:21 Cognitive Dissonance
10:34 The Halo Effect
14:07 Fundamental Attribution Error
16:13 Actor-Observer Bias
17:33 Self-Serving Bias
19:54 Hostile Attribution Bias
23:42 Note 1 - Don't blame other peoples behaviours
24:22 Note 2 - Don't get lost in our own world
27:21 Note 3 - These Biases exist for a reason
28:33 Note 4 - Don't get easily offended
29:14 Send Off
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Social Pressure Personality Disorder: A Hypothetical Deep Dive into our Conforming Minds
Is society sick? Are we sick? Let's treat our drive to conform as a disorder we can diagnose and fix.
This episode is a hypothetical deep dive where we treat our obedience to social pressure like other personality disorders.
Main topics:
DSM-5 entry for Social Pressure Personality Disorder (SPPD)
2 contrasting case studies
Crossovers with other disorders
How to manage and break out of your social pressure problems
We develop a set of symptomatic criteria, case studies and a treatment plan to get us to live an independent life on our terms.
Anyone wanting to take charge of their life instead of their life living them should listen.
It's also designed to help you think like a psychologist and imagine how a therapist would approach diagnosing and treating such a disorder if it existed.
THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL FORMAT
Comments are much appreciated!
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Growth Mindset pod
Sam Webster Harris explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.
Watch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset)
Mail - GrowthMindsetPodcast(at)gmail.com
Insta - SamJam.zen
Chapters
00:00 The Power of Social Pressure
02:23 Classifying Social Pressure as a Disorder
03:36 Diagnostic Criteria for SPPD
09:31 Case Study 1: Elena
13:17 Case Study 2: Liam
16:54 Therapy and Interventions
18:17 SPPD and Other Disorders
21:49 Overcoming Social Pressure with a Growth Mindset
23:06 Living Authentically on Your Own Terms
25:12 Wrap Up
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Understanding Porn Addiction: A HUGE Mental Health Crisis (no one talks about) w/ Eric Zusack
~11% of men are porn addicts (+3% of women). You know a LOT of porn addicts.
Today's episode discusses:
Why is porn addiction not discussed openly?
Why is it so shameful to talk about?
Why is the problem only getting worse?
How do we create better systems for recovery?
On the show, we have Eric Zusack (Powerful Eric) a porn addiction coach. He spent 20 years in therapy for his own porn addiction. He finally recovered by breaking out of the disease model of addiction and instead taking ownership of his own power.
We discuss the many ways porn is harming society and getting worse and what to do about it.
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Powerful Eric
Website - PowerfulEric.com
Insta - @Powerful_Eric
Growth Mindset pod
Sam Webster Harris explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.
Watch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset)
Mail - GrowthMindsetPodcast(at)gmail.com
Insta - SamJam.zen
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Porn addictions
02:31 How to recognize and addiction
05:47 Eric's Personal Struggle with porn
08:31 Eric's Journey to beat his Porn addiction
11:04 Identity Reconstruction
15:43 The Dangers of Porn Desensitization
20:19 Addiction's Impact on Mental Health
22:17 Reframing the Disease Model
24:40 The Rise of AI-Generated Porn
29:13 Schizophrenia and murder
31:35 Finding a Healthy Habit
35:15 Overcoming Moral Conflicts
38:06 Masturbation vs. Pornography
41:44 Eric's Advice and Resources
43:42 Earliest Memories and Acts of Kindness
45:08 Wrap up
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Quiet Leadership: 3 Under-The-Radar Strategies to Influence Outcomes
The quiet path to loud success by overcoming our nature.
We explore ego and our automatic tendencies and how we can over-ride our inbuilt patterns that get in the way of our goals.
Set yourself apart in a world dominated by noise
Silent but powerful ways to surpass expectations
Increase effectiveness at getting what you want
We delve into the art of quiet achievement, offering a fresh perspective on how to succeed without the spotlight.
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Growth Mindset pod
Sam Webster Harris explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.
Watch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset)
Mail - GrowthMindsetPodcast(at)gmail.com
Insta - SamJam.zen
Chapters
00:00 The Pitfalls of Unhelpful AI and the Human Mind
04:05 Defaulting to Surrendering Our Assumptions
06:25 Actively Seeking Our Own Incompetence
08:07 Mr. Beast's Path from Incompetence to Mastery
10:17 Three Ways to Block Others' "Aha" Moments
11:55 Allowing Self-Persuasion
12:16 The Entrepreneur's Paradox of Asking for Advice
13:30 Closing Thoughts on Humility's Impact
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Studying Resilience and Hardiness w/ Dr Steven Stein
What can we learn about stress management from consistent out-performers?
Dr Steven Stein is the author of "Hardiness: Making Stress Work for You to Achieve Your Goals", and several books on Emotional Intelligence.
We learn:
How to self-motivate
Life lessons from prisoners of war
The traits of success behind Olympic champions, Military specialists, and Bus-drivers
Dealing with Acute vs Chronic stress
The art of resilience through challenge, control and commitment
Dr. Steven Stein
Bestselling author and psychologist who has worked with leading corporates, defence agencies and some of the biggest reality TV shows.
Steven J. Stein
Books:
EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and your success
Emotional Intelligence for Dummies
Hardiness: Making stress work for you to achieve your goals
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Growth Mindset pod
Sam Webster Harris explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.
Watch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset)
Mail - GrowthMindsetPodcast(at)gmail.com
Insta - SamJam.zen
Chapters
Introduction to Hardiness Concept
01:58 Hardiness: The Three Cs
08:12 Positive Thinking vs Reframing
09:21 Hardiness in Acute vs Chronic Stress
12:04 Writing habits and hardiness
15:41 Does Hardiness Grow over time
21:11 Weird Memories
22:29 Kindest Thing
24:27 Moments of Wonder
25:59 Send Off
26:13 Wrap up
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