Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement

Do the THING


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How to take action and get things done.

A simple strategy to find clarity on what is important:

  • Being busy vs being productive
  • Eliminate distractions
  • Become accountable to your own priorities
  • Stop being controlled by deadlines

  • No more getting bogged down in being busy, without meaningful progress.

    Cut through all the productivity advice and get to the heart of doing the thing you need to do.

    Nothing fancy.


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    Growth Mindset pod

    Sam Webster Harris explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.

    • Watch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset)
    • Mail - GrowthMindsetPodcast(at)gmail.com
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    • Chapters

      00:00 Problems with too much productivity advice

      01:40 Doing the thing - Essay

      03:12 Busy vs productive

      04:51 Productivity for a podcaster

      07:04 False productivity - Hiking

      08:47 Psychology of productivity

      09:31 Procrastination - Temporal Motivation Theory

      10:53 Planning Fallacy

      11:30 Zegarknik effect - Just start

      13:23 AD Break

      15:36 -- Questions and Answers --

      15:45 When should I do the thing?

      15:55 What if I don't have time?

      16:09 How do you make time?

      17:09 What if it's hard?

      17:59 What if I am not ready to do the thing?

      20:56 What if I don't know how to do the thing?

      22:12 What if I fail?

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