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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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Conforming Minds: Fixing Social Pressure Personality Disorder - A Hypothetical Deep Dive
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.
This is an obvious episode for anyone wanting to take charge of their life instead of their life living them. 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.
It's 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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Destructive Desires: The Porn Pandemic is Eating Minds w/ Powerful Eric
~11% of men are addicted to porn (+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 Eic) 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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Understated: 3 Unobvious Strategies to Exceed Expectations
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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Loud Thoughts: Depression, Anxiety, ADHD and the Default Mode Network
Understand the circuitry of the self as we uncover the neurological pathways behind the Ego and explain what the Default Mode Network is.
Topics covered:
What the hell is the Default Mode Network
The Brain Pathways of Anxiety and Depression
The imbalances causing ADHD
How modern medicines interact with the brain
The effect of meditation and psilocybin on the DMN
Starting with Hans Berger's pioneering work with EEG this episode covers the history of Default Mode Network discovery, its role in ADHD symptoms, and the impact of Default Mode Network on depression.
We also explore the connection between DMN and anxiety disorders and discuss the benefits of therapeutic interventions targeting the Default Mode Network.
Learn how modern neuroscience uses DMN insights to enhance psychiatric treatments and the overall understanding of mental health.
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Further Reading
Default Mode Network on Wikipedia
Where is the Default mode network
Paper: The Brains Default Mode Network
Paper: Schizophrenia and DMN
Paper: Autism and DMN
Theory of Mind
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Science of Psilocybin Therapy w/ Gabriel Charalambides
Psilocybin Therapy
John Hopkins Research
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Meditation Retreats
Paper: Meditation effect on the DMN
Book: Why Buddism is True (Evolutionary Psychology of Meditation)
10 day Vipassana (free) - Dhamma.org
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 the Default Mode Network
02:04 Hans Berger and history of EEG and brain mapping
04:49 Discovery of the Default mode network
06:14 What is the default mode network?
06:33 #1 Self-referential thought
07:00 #2 Theory of mind
07:43 #3 Autobiographical memory
08:12 #4 Envisioning future scenarios
08:32 #5 Mind wandering and daydreaming
09:16 #6 Creativity
10:21 Depression and the brain
11:28 Anti Depressant medication and the DMN
12:41 Anxiety
14:08 Anti Anxiety medication and Benzodiazepines
15:27 ADHD
16:16 ADHD medication and stimulants
18:03 How Meditation Regulates the DMN
20:34 Psilocybin impact on the DMN
22:41 Wrap up
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The Calculus of Effort: Where to Invest Your Energy
Selective Greatness: Where to channel your inner excellence and where to be completely average.
Our tasks in life have different requirements but it's not always obvious. Sometimes we need to:
Get it done
Aim for average
Excel with grandiosity
We'll learn the mistakes people make by applying effort in the wrong places and frustrating themselves. Selective bother will help you live a much happier and more complete life.
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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 90% Trap
01:51 Being "Done" vs Incomplete
02:21 The Struggle for Perfection
05:04 When Average is Enough
08:07 The Fisherman's Wisdom
10:16 Striving for the Extraordinary
12:51 Finding Your Balance
13:48 Send Off
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