Increase output, learn faster, avoid burnout Growth Mindset: Psychology of self-improvement

Relying on stress for productivity is a recipe for burnout. We can avoid burnout and increase our output when we optimise our mindsets.
We can keep our mind firing on all cylinders through excitement and enjoyment instead of through stress and difficulty.
We can learn faster and access more of our potential when we treat our brain like a brain instead of like a muscle.
Brain training and mind workouts can be completely reframed to have a much bigger effect once we know what we are doing.
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TimeStamps

00:00 - Train your mind

01:02 - Am I really Sam Harris?

02:29 - Alan Watts: Make work play

03:27 - Learning from memory champions

04:16 - Rapid transformations

06:02 - Fundamental difference: Mind vs Muscle

09:15 - Different responses to stress

11:38 - Good vs Bad Teachers

13:27 - Gamifying tedious tasks

14:34 - Alexander the Great and conquering

16:08 - Steve Jobs, connecting the dots looking backwards

16:44 - Make exercise fun

17:53 - Shape hard things into enjoyment

19:47 - Jason Mraz: beauty is in acknowledging your own interests and power


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