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Growth Mindset: Psychology of self-improvement Growth Mindset Psychology
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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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The Mirage of Importance: Seeing Through Life's Illusions
Unpacking priorities: what's really worth your time?
This episode dives into different mind traps and how to distinguish noise from necessity. Some lessons:
Identifying real vs fleeting values
The nature of obsessions
Why we get misunderstood
Our narrow focus on reality
We do an 80:20 analysis of our priorities and get straight on what we need to care about and what doesn't matter.
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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 Puppy's Perspective on Value
01:10 The Illusion of Shared Values
02:42 The Local vs. the Global
04:50 The Fickleness of Our Obsessions
06:48 The Value of Meditation and Perspective
09:49 Finding Humor in Our Obsessions
11:33 Escaping the Tyranny of "Reality"
13:12 The Illusion of Our Future Selves
14:52 The Changing Value of Money
16:45 The Temporary and Subjective Nature of Value
18:54 Identifying Your Enduring Values
20:46 Make Better Choices
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Mind-Traps: 5 Nasty Self-Defeating Beliefs
How to crush the 5 hidden barriers blocking your potential.
We dive into subtle negative ideas in the mind that take hold and become accepted as normal. This episode is built to give awareness of these mind traps and positive actions to move forward.
We cover:
Ego Depletion and limited willpower
Defeating our inner critic
Overcoming the fear of mistakes
Confronting Imposter Syndrome
Beating distraction
This episode is full of wisdom to boost your growth mindset and take control of your own success.
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 Perfectionism and believing we are too late
02:14 - #1. Inner Critic
04:44 - #2. Fear of mistakes
06:48 - #3. Ego Depletion
09:48 - #4. Imposter Syndrome
12:54 - #5. I am Helpless against Distraction
15:08 ADHD and incorrect use of Diagnosis and Prognosis
16:15 Nir Eyal's 4 point model to beat distraction
16:23 Master Internal Triggers
16:50 Schedule Time for Traction
17:30 Hacking back External Triggers
17:55 Distraction Prevention Pacts
18:59 Recap
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You Only Die Once w/ Jodi Wellman
Positive Psychology applied to the shortness of life. A masterclass episode on living wider and deeper with psychologist and author Jodi Wellman.
We cover:
The walking dead vs astonishingly alive
Overcoming habits and autopilot living
Regret avoidance and controlling your life
Useful positivity vs toxic positivity
As they say "Get busy living, or get busy dying".
Jodi has a morbid fascination with positive ideas from existential psychology to help brighten your day.
Jodi Wellman
Book - You Only Die Once
Website - Four Thousand Mondays
Quiz - How dead or alive are you?
Insta - @FourThousandMondays
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 Shortness of Life
01:23 Defining a Growth Mindset
02:27 Preventing Regrets and Shaping Your Life
04:40 Exploring the Regret Avoidance Bucket List
10:12 Prioritizing Adventure and Novelty
15:12 Overcoming Habits and Autopilot Living
19:17 The Power of Positivity and Potential
24:38 The Astonishingly Alive Model
28:56 Creating Conscious Routines and Rituals
39:56 Honoring Life's Fragility and Impermanence
42:42 Shaking Up the Snow Globe of Everyday Life
49:31 Abandoning What No Longer Serves You
49:31 Consistent Reminders and Psychological Tricks
49:31 Overcoming the Illusion of Personal Specialness
49:35 Earliest Memory
50:48 Kindest Thing
52:12 Send Off
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Mind Traps: Identifying and Overcoming Addictive Behaviors
Addiction as a mindset pathway -battle for mental freedom.
We delve into the hidden snares of addiction that capture our thoughts and dictate our actions. We learn:
What is an addiction
How our fears control us
How default behaviours become amplified
Understanding the hidden costs
Reclaiming our potential
Join us as we explore the journey from being ensnared by addiction to achieving mental liberation.
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 Useful fixed beliefs vs limiting fixed beliefs
02:41 Dimensions of our thoughts
03:50 Activating our Auto-Pilot
04:59 Understanding Addiction
06:00 Your mind in addiction
09:29 How do addictions impact ability
10:14 Addictions Undermine Growth and Potential
11:51 The Distraction Ritual
13:02 Taking Responsibility for Addictions
15:31 Changing Your Desire, Not Just Your Behavior
18:03 Reframing Addiction as a Self-Imposed Limitation
19:33 Reclaiming Your Mental Capabilities
20:55 The Power of Embracing Boredom
21:33 Support the podcast by helping a friend
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Burn the Boats w/ Matt Higgins
How backup plans sabotage our success and learning to take calculated risks.
What can we learn from the psychology of an incredible military tactic?
How can we shape our behaviours and motivations to increase our chances of success?
What happens in our minds when we remove Plan B?
Matt Higgins is the author of "Burn the Boats" and has the story and success to back it.
After growing up in poverty looking after a disabled mother Matt has taken incredible risks to become the success he is today.
After deliberately flunking out of school he somehow made it to being a shark on Shark Tank for two seasons. He runs the VC firm RSE Ventures and he has lectured at Harvard Business School for several years.
Stay tuned to learn about:
Making the most of your strengths and weaknesses
When and what to fight for in life
How to truly commit to and stick to your intentions
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 Cortes Burning the boats
01:31 Matt Higgins
04:12 The problem with Plan B
06:15 Managing Risks
10:57 When you should be able to retreat
15:22 Why We Should Not Romaticise Failure
17:41 Life After Shark Tank
24:37 Optimizing Strengths vs Improving Weaknesses
31:55 Importance of Commitment and Setting Intentions
33:54 Inspiring Women
38:57 Earliest Memory
39:38 Kindest Thing
40:39 Wrap up
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Mind Traps: Breaking the Natural Limits of Thinking
Explore beyond the edges of your thought patterns. Learn where the line between boring and daring is, without going so far into pure crazy.
An adventurous episode today exploring:
The dimensionality of existence
Zen answers to observing our own behaviours
Entropy and chaos
Challenging thinking patterns
Gravity applied to thoughts
What makes life interesting
If you have your growth mindset thinking hat on and are ready for some challenging ideas this is the episode for you.
Buckle up and enjoy the journey.
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 Observing - The Grasshopper and the Centipede
01:29 Transcendent versus experiential thinking
03:06 The Flatness of Our Existence
05:37 Thinking in Dimensions
07:54 Routines and Potential Decisions
11:51 Potential ad?
11:51 Introducing Novelty and Chaos
13:36 Entropy and Being Anti-Entropy Machines
15:45 Living with Intention After a Near-Death Experience
18:03 Forgiveness and Letting Go
19:57 Round up
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Customer Reviews
As for eloquent brits goes, Sam takes the prize
I’ve gained a wealth of insights listening to Sam over the years, applying them to my life over time and some that I’ve seen I coming up over and over.
Somehow it helps to hear it in somebody else’s words for it to click.
Thought provoking
I love listening to Sam he is always so inspiring.
Brilliant podcast for improved self-awareness and focus
I really like this podcast. I was looking for something simple and mindful that would help me reflect on life and help with my self-development. Honestly, it’s simpler and shorter than what I was originally looking for but actually that is exactly what’s made it perfect. It’s like listening to a wise and positive-thinking friend talk about topics that will help you be more conscious in your life. Another thing I want to highlight is that the short duration has helped me focus, I feel like I’m becoming a better listener to those around me. Thanks Sam and I look forward to more 💯