​MindHack

#096 - Brian Sachetta - Engineer Your Calm: Debugging Mental Loops


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MindHack's Latest Code Drop: We unpack a groundbreaking approach to mental wellness with former software engineer and author, Brian Sachetta. Brian reveals how to 'debug' your mind, treating anxious thought loops and mental overwhelm like 'rogue software' that can be systematically reprogrammed.  

Discover his powerful IRA framework: Interrupt, Reframe, Anchor, a concrete algorithm to halt anxiety spirals and transform stress into 'rocket fuel' for enhanced performance. Learn actionable strategies to optimize your mental operating system, tackle imposter syndrome, and cultivate profound resilience.  

Tune in to engineer your calm and unlock a sharper, more focused mindset.

ℹ️ About the Guest

Brian Sachetta, the visionary former software engineer and founder of Get Out Of Your Head. Brian uniquely applies tech-inspired solutions to mental wellness, helping us debug our minds. His powerful books, including 'Get Out of Your Head: A Toolkit for Living with and Overcoming Anxiety' and 'Navigating the Abyss of Depression,' offer concrete strategies to reprogram anxious thought loops and cultivate profound resilience.

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  • Gabor Maté - In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, The Myth of Normal
  • Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Flow
  • Tim Ferriss - Tools of Titans
  • Martin E.P. Seligman - Learned Helplessness, Learned Optimism, Flourish
  • Leo Tolstoy - War and Peace, Anna Karenina, A Confession
  • Robert Frost - "The Road Not Taken"
  • Jefferson Frisbee - University of West Virginia Research
  • Andrew Huberman - Vagus Nerve Research

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