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Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement Growth Mindset Psychology
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There are a lot of opinions on how to master your mind, but then there’s PSYCHOLOGY.
We’re all stuck with the brain we’re born with, but we aren’t stuck with how we use it. Learn science-backed answers to make the most of your mind.
CURIOUS?
Growth Mindset Psychology is the "self-help sceptic" podcast for the curious, dedicated to the true science of self-improvement.
With over 8 million downloads and 60,000 monthly listeners.
From improving performance and navigating setbacks to knowing who you are, science has answers.
Start working with your mind, instead of against it.
PROCESS
Instead of telling you what to think, we discuss how thinking works.
Armed with a stack of science journals, textbooks and a boatload of curiosity, we uncover the mechanics of the mind.
Why? >>> Success is personal!
Whether you want to make the most of your neurodiverse strengths, start a business or find more reasons to smile.
Hone your ability for independent thinking and growth with mental models to pursue your definition of success.
NOTE
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
Whether you want to build resilience and a Growth Mindset or have a curious appetite for learning - Consider using Science.
HOST
Sam Webster Harris studied Psychology and Biology and 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 60 countries - Including North Korea
Hitch-hiking across Kazakhstan
Himilayas Mountain Guide
Ran 80km Ultramarathon with a broken leg (not advised...)
Let his insatiable appetite for learning, self-improvement, and psychology guide your journey.
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Previous guests include Olympians, Scientists, Billionaires, and Sam's Mum.
Past series:
Psychology vs Stoicism
Time Management for busy mortals
Independence and knowing yourself
Cognitive biases and rational thinking
Psychology of connection
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Timeless Laws of Human Nature You Need To Know- Key insights from Morgan Housel's "Same As Ever"
Dive into the timeless insights of Morgan Housel's 'Same As Ever' in this enlightening episode.
We unpack the most profound lessons from the book, exploring how subtle shifts in perspective can lead to monumental changes in personal finance and decision-making.
Sam invites his book review cohost Nicolas Vereecke on the show to discover how Housel's principles can be applied to everyday life, providing clarity and guidance through the complexities of economics and behavioural finance.
Lessons and principles include:
Risk is what we don't see
Balancing drive and satisfaction
Investing in things that are permanent winners
The role of Cohorts on success
Permanent vs. Expiring information
Join us as we decode strategies for smarter investing, savvier saving, and overall wiser financial health.
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Morgan Housel Links
Morgan's Blog - Collab Fund
Morgan's Podcast - The Morgan Housel Podcast
Psychology of Money
Same As Ever
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction - Things that never change
04:29 Book summary: Same as Ever by Morgan Hause
05:01 Human behaviour the Lindy Principle
05:54 Key Takeaway: Progress is Hard to See
06:56 The Impact of Evolution on Human Perception
10:10 The Risks We Don't See
10:47 The Role of Luck in Success
16:06 Happiness and Expectations
18:39 Balancing Stress and Relaxation
20:42 Balancing drive with Satisfaction - Ad break
23:13 The Influence of Your Social Circle
28:06 The Impact of Age in Professional Hockey
29:02 The Role of Private Tutoring in Education
29:42 The Influence of Cohorts on Success
31:16 Permanent vs. Expiring Information
33:39 Books vs. Podcasts: A Debate
37:46 Getting information from the source - Ad break 2
42:42 The Value of Taste and Enthusiasm
44:34 Book Review and Final Thoughts
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Navigating the River of Time - How to decide what matters
There is no better time to contemplate the meaning of your existence than a Tuesday.
Tackle the meaty questions of life, using philosophical tools and some lessons from the school of Positive Psychology.
We curiously dive through the principles of physics and the lessons of history to contemplate the effect of time on our lives. Opposingly we examine the effects of our life on everything else and why we even do things.
Along the way, we'll take on ideas from Ghengis Kahn and Julius Caesar to songwriting and dancing. Some questions answered"
What makes something worth doing?
What is the point of Legacy?
How can I be consistently happier?
Why does no one want to be a mummy (Egyptian style) these days?
What is the coolest saying ever?
This is one of our more 'out there' episodes and Sam would like you to know he has not been taking drugs and that he is always like this.
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Related Episodes
Thinking Fast and Slow: How to make better decisions - July 12th, 2024
Make Time Your Friend - May 26th, 2024
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Growth Mindset Psychology:
Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
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Chapters:
00:00 How Time Creates Existence
01:06 Exploring the Philosophy of Time
02:49 Why the Concept of Winning Doesn't Exist
05:42 Patterns in the River of Time
06:52 Julius Caesar and the power of words
08:02 Patterns in Music and Art
09:54 Fighting Entropy with Patterns
12:23 The Temporary Nature of Existence
13:12 Creating Patterns for Others vs. Self
14:12 The Concept of Legacy
16:06 Optimizing for the Experiencing Self
19:01 Final Thoughts and Outro
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7 Weird Life-Changing Skills That Will Make You Happier [+How to build them]
Some of the most important life skills sound strange to work on. But high-performers work on them anyway.
From building your curiosity and enthusiasm to a better sense of humour. Several life skills make all the difference in your social and professional life. We'll even learn essential ideas that make us happier, more patient and more right. Yes, that's a thing.
What's odd is that society says many things like our interests and humour are just part of who we are. We feel ashamed to want to work on becoming more unique. That is a fixed mindset approach.
We embrace our weird side and do our own thing. Become the black sheep that doesn't follow the herd and build skills that make us truly unique, memorable, and happy on our terms.
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Related Episodes
The Feynman Technique: Learn To Master Anything - June 16th, 2024
Get Noticed and Be Remembered - Aug 30th, 2022
The Simple Art of Happiness - Bob Asim - 21st May, 2018
Meet Sam
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Growth Mindset Psychology:
Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset)
Website - GrowthMindsetPodcast.com
Insta - SamJam.zen
Newsletter - Expansive Thinking
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction: Unconventional Traits for Success
03:48 #1- Becoming a Deep Thinker
08:53 Focusing on Quality Information
10:12 Train your Attention and Build your Environment
13:38 #2 Building Curiosity: The Key to Lifelong Learning
17:35 #3 How to Be Unique
22:55 #4 Discovering and Nurturing Your Interests
27:15 #5 The Power of Humor: A Life-Changing Skill
29:01 Practical Tips for Developing a Sense of Humor
30:25 Developing Your Unique Comedy Style
32:37 Mastering the Rule of Threes
34:41 The Magic of Puns
37:05 #6 Building Enthusiasm in Life
40:59 #7 Understanding Ego in Communication
46:07 #8 How to Stay Calm and Patient
52:52 Bonus areas to consider
55:59 Send Off
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Ditch Perfect: A Guide to Embracing Wins and Boosting Your Happiness[Repeat]
Why top performers embrace imperfection and celebrate victories.
We dig into the show archives to uncover the timeless topic of perfectionism.
Hedonic adaption is a major reason we aren't as happy as we should be and relentlessly pursue the next thing without taking time to even reflect on the happiness we are seeking.
Lessons from the episode:
Balancing perfect with good enough
When our work is better than we think it is
Why we aren't as happy as we deserve
The importance Recognising achievements
Building more sustainable happiness
When we ask ourselves why are we unhappy we often seek more things to solve our problems and jump onto the next things as quickly as possible. However, a big part of our unhappiness is this exact habit to relentlessly move on that we can't even experience joy when we do achieve something.
This episode will help ground you in reality.
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Meet Sam
Free Call - Schedule Link
Growth Mindset Psychology:
Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset)
Website - GrowthMindsetPodcast.com
Insta - SamJam.zen
Newsletter - Expansive Thinking
Newsletter examples
When and What to Celebrate
Is your work better than you think it is?
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to perfectionism and Celebrating Our Wins
03:09 Celebrating Successes
04:17 Perfectionism and Letting Go
06:41 The Concept of Bundling in Business
08:46 The Importance of Celebrating Achievements
10:17 The Struggles of Entrepreneurship
11:28 Prioritizing Celebrations for long-term success
14:21 Personal Achievement: Running an Ultra Marathon
17:40 Recognizing Your Own Successes that pass us by
18:54 Reflecting on 200 Episodes
20:51 Future Plans and New Projects
22:51 Conclusion and Call to Action
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Thinking Fast and Slow: How to Make Better Decisions - [Cognitive Biases #6]
The surprising psychology of rationality, bias, numbers and happiness can improve your decision-making.
Daniel Kahneman's 'Thinking Fast and Slow' explores the interplay between our fast, intuitive thinking (System 1) and our slow, rational thinking (System 2).
Sam discusses various cognitive biases and how our thinking systems cause them such as the anchoring effect, availability heuristic, confirmation bias, and overconfidence bias.
He also covers fundamental theories like prospect theory and the peak-end rule, offering practical insights on fostering happiness and making better life choices. Stay tuned to learn more about how our brains work and how we can use this knowledge for self-improvement.
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Further Reading:
Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman
Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely
Further Listening
Enjoyed this episode? Check out the rest of the Cognitive Ciases series:
Ego Blindspots: 9 Cognitive Biases to Avoid - [May 7th]
Human Nature vs. Money: Battling Irrationality & Thinking Traps [May 19th]
Confirmation Bias and the 7 Sins of Lazy Thinking - [June 4th]
Reality Distortion and the 7 Illusions of Perception Impact Everyone - [June 18th]
Cognitive Rigidity and How Einstein Overcame the 5 Biases that Keep Us Stuck - [June 19th]
[YOU ARE HERE] - Thinking Fast and Slow
Meet Sam
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Growth Mindset Psychology:
Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset)
Website - GrowthMindsetPodcast.com
Insta - SamJam.zen
Newsletter - Expansive Thinking
Chapters:
00:00 Understanding Cognitive Biases, comedy and systems of thinking
02:50 Deep Dive into System One and System Two Thinking
04:15 How System 1 and System 2 Work Together
05:40 System 1's Impact on Decision Making
07:18 System 1 and Politics
10:20 The Teenage Brain and System 2 Development
11:24 Cognitive Biases and Their Impact
16:34 The Law of Large Numbers
21:29 Prospect Theory and Risk Assessment
21:46 The Cookie Analogy: Understanding Loss Aversion
22:31 Rationality and Utility Theory in Economics
24:30 Prospect Theory: Perception of Value and Risk
26:06 Probability and Decision Making
28:19 The Experiencing Self vs. The Remembering Self
30:07 The Peak-End Rule and Its Impact on Memory
33:45 Balancing Moment-to-Moment Pleasure and Long-Term Satisfaction
36:56 The Focusing Illusion: What Really Matters
42:33 Final Thoughts and Recommendations
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Unravelling the Step-By-Step Anatomy of Having Big Ideas
What do we learn from the legends of history and how they approached innovation and making things happen?
An action-packed episode today to inspire curious minds to think big and act accordingly.
What blocks ideas?
How to make progress?
The power of consistency
Why do Greek statues have tiny packages?
All that and more in this Growth mindset masterclass into the psychology of genius thinkers and the behaviours and mental models behind making things happen.
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Meet Sam
Free Call - Schedule Link
Growth Mindset Psychology:
Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset)
Website - GrowthMindsetPodcast.com
Insta - SamJam.zen
Newsletter - Expansive Thinking
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:31 The Analogy of Ideas Taking Flight
02:09 The Challenge of Execution
02:59 The Importance of Persistence
03:55 Learning from Historical Figures
06:16 Consistency is Key
08:01 The Role of Feedback
10:01 The Power of Consistency
11:03 The Myth of the Perfect Idea
12:51 The Concept of Destiny
15:07 The Legacy of Actions
17:08 The Tragic Endings of Legends
18:04 Why Do Greek Statues Have Tiny Penises???
19:00 Wrap up
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Customer Reviews
Mental models to real life
The host Sam has a deep understanding not only of psychology as a field but specific frameworks and mental models that have tremendous power and yet often remain relegated to theory and self-help books. This show synthesizes those models into real-life scenarios and ACTIONS you can take to unlock the power of our hungriest organ (not muscle)—the brain. Listen if you want to be challenged and are ready to put the knowledge (tightly edited into reasonable length episodes) to work.
This is just consistently interesting
Each episode I learn a new and useful nugget about the way my mind works and could work better in ways that I want it to. And it's really fun.
Hacking Your Own Mind
I love this podcast. It gives me insight into my own mind and how it works. As a life-long student of the mind/body/spirit connection, I love this secular approach and how it integrates with my more spiritual bent. Well done!