Avoid the partnership traps everyone falls into and select and build strong relationships, that last.

Matt Higgins is an incredibly successful serial entrepreneur and Shark Tank investor with a personal fortune +$150 million dollars. The unspoken ingredient to his success is relationships.

We learn about:

This episode covers the importance of shared values over identical ones, strategies for aligning values in professional settings, and the impact of shared visions in business success.

Matt offers practical advice on avoiding pitfalls in partner selection and cultivating strong relationships in competitive environments. Learn from his experiences at the helm of a leading investment firm and how to evaluate partnership potential for long-term success.

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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.

Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

Chapters

00:00 Rates of relationship failure

02:50 Arranged Marriages in Bangladesh and burning the boats

06:43 Identical vs Shared Values

10:33 How do you know someone is the one?

12:24 Attachment Styles and Self-Awareness

17:57 How do you mentor a CEO to become more self-aware?

19:15 Wrap up

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Build self-awareness and recognise the mind traps we easily fall into every day.

We examine 9 different cognitive biases related to Ego and how we can spot them.

Learn:

From panicking over getting some ketchup on our trousers to explosive road rage, cognitive biases can give us an answer.

Learning how to recognise our own biases can lead to a much calmer, kinder and more successful life.

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📕 Recommended Books

These books are full of brilliant insights and mental models to help you become a more rational thinker.

🏎️ Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman - UK Book - US Book

🤪 Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely - UK Book - US Book

🧘‍♀️ The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli

🧠 Super Thinking by Gabriel Weinberg & Lauren McCain

🪐 The Skeptics Guide to the Universe by Dr. Steven Novella

Further Listening

Enjoyed this episode? Check out the rest of the Cognitive Ciases series:

Growth Mindset pod

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

Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

Chapters

00:00 Spotlight Effect

02:25 Dunning Kruger Effect

04:41 Status Quo Bias

06:29 Curse of Knowledge

08:21 Cognitive Dissonance

10:34 The Halo Effect

14:07 Fundamental Attribution Error

16:13 Actor-Observer Bias

17:33 Self-Serving Bias

19:54 Hostile Attribution Bias

23:42 Note 1 - Don't blame other peoples behaviours

24:22 Note 2 - Don't get lost in our own world

27:21 Note 3 - These Biases exist for a reason

28:33 Note 4 - Don't get easily offended

29:14 Send Off

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Is society sick? Are we sick? Let's treat our drive to conform as a disorder we can diagnose and fix.

This episode is a hypothetical deep dive where we treat our obedience to social pressure like other personality disorders.

Main topics:

We develop a set of symptomatic criteria, case studies and a treatment plan to get us to live an independent life on our terms.

Anyone wanting to take charge of their life instead of their life living them should listen.

It's also designed to help you think like a psychologist and imagine how a therapist would approach diagnosing and treating such a disorder if it existed.

THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL FORMAT

Comments are much appreciated!

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

Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

Chapters

00:00 The Power of Social Pressure

02:23 Classifying Social Pressure as a Disorder

03:36 Diagnostic Criteria for SPPD

09:31 Case Study 1: Elena

13:17 Case Study 2: Liam

16:54 Therapy and Interventions

18:17 SPPD and Other Disorders

21:49 Overcoming Social Pressure with a Growth Mindset

23:06 Living Authentically on Your Own Terms

25:12 Wrap Up

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~11% of men are porn addicts (+3% of women). You know a LOT of porn addicts.

Today's episode discusses:

On the show, we have Eric Zusack (Powerful Eric) a porn addiction coach. He spent 20 years in therapy for his own porn addiction. He finally recovered by breaking out of the disease model of addiction and instead taking ownership of his own power.

We discuss the many ways porn is harming society and getting worse and what to do about it.

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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.

Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Porn addictions

02:31 How to recognize and addiction

05:47 Eric's Personal Struggle with porn

08:31 Eric's Journey to beat his Porn addiction

11:04 Identity Reconstruction

15:43 The Dangers of Porn Desensitization

20:19 Addiction's Impact on Mental Health

22:17 Reframing the Disease Model

24:40 The Rise of AI-Generated Porn

29:13 Schizophrenia and murder

31:35 Finding a Healthy Habit

35:15 Overcoming Moral Conflicts

38:06 Masturbation vs. Pornography

41:44 Eric's Advice and Resources

43:42 Earliest Memories and Acts of Kindness

45:08 Wrap up

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The quiet path to loud success by overcoming our nature.

We explore ego and our automatic tendencies and how we can over-ride our inbuilt patterns that get in the way of our goals.

We delve into the art of quiet achievement, offering a fresh perspective on how to succeed without the spotlight.

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

Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

Chapters

00:00 The Pitfalls of Unhelpful AI and the Human Mind

04:05 Defaulting to Surrendering Our Assumptions

06:25 Actively Seeking Our Own Incompetence

08:07 Mr. Beast's Path from Incompetence to Mastery

10:17 Three Ways to Block Others' "Aha" Moments

11:55 Allowing Self-Persuasion

12:16 The Entrepreneur's Paradox of Asking for Advice

13:30 Closing Thoughts on Humility's Impact

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What can we learn about stress management from consistent out-performers?

Dr Steven Stein is the author of "Hardiness: Making Stress Work for You to Achieve Your Goals", and several books on Emotional Intelligence.

We learn:

Dr. Steven Stein

Bestselling author and psychologist who has worked with leading corporates, defence agencies and some of the biggest reality TV shows.

Steven J. Stein

Books:

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

Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

Chapters

Introduction to Hardiness Concept

01:58 Hardiness: The Three Cs

08:12 Positive Thinking vs Reframing

09:21 Hardiness in Acute vs Chronic Stress

12:04 Writing habits and hardiness

15:41 Does Hardiness Grow over time

21:11 Weird Memories

22:29 Kindest Thing

24:27 Moments of Wonder

25:59 Send Off

26:13 Wrap up

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Understand the circuitry of the self as we uncover the neurological pathways behind the Ego and explain what the Default Mode Network is.

Topics covered:

Starting with Hans Berger's pioneering work with EEG this episode covers the history of Default Mode Network discovery, its role in ADHD symptoms, and the impact of Default Mode Network on depression.

We also explore the connection between DMN and anxiety disorders and discuss the benefits of therapeutic interventions targeting the Default Mode Network.

Learn how modern neuroscience uses DMN insights to enhance psychiatric treatments and the overall understanding of mental health.

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Further Reading

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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.

Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to the Default Mode Network

02:04 Hans Berger and history of EEG and brain mapping

04:49 Discovery of the Default mode network

06:14 What is the default mode network?

06:33 #1 Self-referential thought

07:00 #2 Theory of mind

07:43 #3 Autobiographical memory

08:12 #4 Envisioning future scenarios

08:32 #5 Mind wandering and daydreaming

09:16 #6 Creativity

10:21 Depression and the brain

11:28 Anti Depressant medication and the DMN

12:41 Anxiety

14:08 Anti Anxiety medication and Benzodiazepines

15:27 ADHD

16:16 ADHD medication and stimulants

18:03 How Meditation Regulates the DMN

20:34 Psilocybin impact on the DMN

22:41 Wrap up

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Battle the flood of priorities with a tool to decide where to dedicate effort

Our tasks in life have different requirements but it's not always obvious. Sometimes we need to:

We'll learn the mistakes people make by applying effort in the wrong places and frustrating themselves. Selective bother will help you live a much happier and more complete life.

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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.

Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

Chapters:

00:00 The 90% Trap

01:51 Being "Done" vs Incomplete

02:21 The Struggle for Perfection

05:04 When Average is Enough

08:07 The Fisherman's Wisdom

10:16 Striving for the Extraordinary

12:51 Finding Your Balance

13:48 Send Off

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The science behind Psilocybin-assisted mental health breakthroughs and what are the current benefits and limitations?

We have the owner of Odyssey, a psilocybin experience company to discuss the state of psychedelic science and lessons from mental health treatment centres.

Topics:

Gabriel Charalambides has a varied background from working on the NASA Mars Rover to leading Drone development before focussing on mental health as part of MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies)

He offers an honest breakdown of the risks and benefits of Psilocybin and the science behind it.

WARNING

The topics and medications discussed are all in a controlled medical setting. Do not try recreating them at home.

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Odyssey

The first legally controlled psilocybin experience in the US.

Books

Growth Mindset pod

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

Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

02:13 Defining Growth Mindset and Oceanic Boundlessness

08:04 The Attachment to Ego and Spiritual Perspectives

11:11 Recommended Reading

12:37 The Role of Anxiety and Letting Go During Psychedelic Experiences

15:14 The Role of Retreat Guides and Holding a Safe Space

17:53 Reflections during Retreats

21:39 Screening and Assessing Suitability for Psychedelic Retreats

24:26 The Potential Benefits of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

31:00 Restrictions for Psilocybin Retreats

34:02 Considerations for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions

36:19 Psychadelics and Narcissism

37:23 The Training and Qualifications of Retreat Guides

41:44 The Neuroscience of Psychedelic-Induced Neuroplasticity

43:12 Flow states and meditation

48:46 Cultural differences in participants

49:48 About Odyssey

50:24 Books discussed

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Unpacking priorities: clearing life's illusions to find what's really worth your time?

This episode dives into different mind traps and how to distinguish noise from necessity. Some lessons:

We do an 80:20 analysis of our priorities and get straight on what we need to care about and what doesn't matter.

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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.

Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

Chapters:

00:00 The Puppy's Perspective on Value

01:10 The Illusion of Shared Values

02:42 The Local vs. the Global

04:50 The Fickleness of Our Obsessions

06:48 The Value of Meditation and Perspective

09:49 Finding Humor in Our Obsessions

11:33 Escaping the Tyranny of "Reality"

13:12 The Illusion of Our Future Selves

14:52 The Changing Value of Money

16:45 The Temporary and Subjective Nature of Value

18:54 Identifying Your Enduring Values

20:46 Make Better Choices

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