I wanted to kick off the year with something that scared the shit out of me. A solo podcast was one of them. I explore some of the meta messages I took away from this past year that I thought were worth sharing.

 

In this episode, some things I talk about:

 

• Doing something that scares you every day
• Creating mental models and knowing your “why” (reason goals fade after the New Year)
• How memorizing a 511 page book shaped my fascination with performance psychology and behavior
• The practice to bathe your brain -- that is not meditation
• Your brain on podcasts
• Staying curious and exploring things that might not work

 

Show Notes:

 

• (1:45) - Doing something that scares you everyday
• (2:39) - What scared the shit out of me this year
• (3:56) - Why can't you accomplish your long term goal in the next 6 months?
• (5:50) - Butterflies are good
• (6:50) - A belief I held onto for quite some time but have recently let go of
• (8:23) - Creating mental models and knowing your why -- the reason goals don't last more than a week
• (11:17) - Scaling your behavior
• (12:47) - The practice that will reset your mental hardware every morning
• (13:05) - Getting to the root behind why meditation and breathing are highly talked about
• (15:12) - The three questions/prompts to ask yourself
• (16:50) - How memorizing a 511 page book shaped my fascination with brain and behavior
• (19:30) - Your brain on podcasts
• (20:41) - Audit your year to double down on what works
• (21:00) - Experiment more with art
• (22:00) - Stay curious

 

Resources talked about:

 

• Tools of Titans - Chapter on Cheryl Strayed
• Smarter, Faster, Better
• This Is Your Brain On Podcasts
• The Power of Habit
• Mobility Through Movement

 

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