The Nick Standlea Podcast

Topics include: Learning: growth mindset, accelerated retention, flow, positive psychology, awareness, mindfulness, the ”idiot phase,” intrinsic motivation, eudemonia, and building true expertise. Health: fitness, nutrition, personalized medicine, meditation, longevity, athletic excellence, empathy, and love. Wealth: creating businesses, passive income, investing, time value, entrepreneurship, negotiation, and risk. Education: higher education, college admissions, and lifelong learning. Nick Standlea is a former Research Associate at the Quality of Life Research Center where he got to work for his hero and mentor, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (author of Flow). He is the founder of Test Prep Gurus, a test prep and education consulting firm based in Newport Beach, that works with students throughout Southern California, across the United States, and twelve other countries. Nick earned a perfect score on the SAT but believes a standardized test reveals little about an individual outside of showing colleges how hard he or she is willing to work on an exam in order to achieve their future goals.