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How To Increase Your Intelligence and Become A Deep Thinker
5 practices to adopt and 3 bad habits to avoid to improve mental clarity and decision-making.
This episode covers some of the best lessons from Cal Newport's writing on Deep Work and Slow Productivity. We focus on becoming deeper thinkers who question easy answers and build opinions from a place of deep understanding.
Top lessons:
This episode is a blueprint for building wisdom and clarity of thought and we can't recommend Cal Newport's work enough and his ideas shared in this episode.
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Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
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Chapters:
00:00 The Erosion of Deep Thinking
01:46 Using Charlie Mungers Inversion Approach for deep thinking
02:22 [Bad Habit #1] - Outsourcing Our Thinking
03:25 [Bad Habit #2] - Prioritizing Fast Emotional Hits
04:19 [Bad Habit #3] - Checklist Mentality
05:02 System One vs. System Two Thinking
06:13 [Deep Habit #1] - Improving Information Quality + Reducing Quantity
07:46 Cal Newport's Timescales of Consumption
09:34 [Deep Habit #2] - Comfort with Boredom
11:03 Sanitizing Your Phone & Building Phone-Free Activities
13:35 [Deep Habit #3] - Cultivating Attention
16:23 Tracking Your Progress
18:00 [Deep Habit #4] - Increasing Working Memory
21:47 [Deep Habit #5] - Practice Being Intellectual
22:13 Pairing Primary and Secondary Sources
23:02 Richard Feynman's Idea Documents
25:46 Adopting Intellectual Curiosity
27:38 Benjamin Franklin's Deep Thinkers Club
28:12 Launching a Book Club
29:02 Rebranding the Podcast to Psychology Vs.
30:15 Starting a Second Podcast - History of Innovation
31:56 Episode Summary and Final Thoughts
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By Sam Webster Harris | Growth Mindset Psychology
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5 practices to adopt and 3 bad habits to avoid to improve mental clarity and decision-making.
This episode covers some of the best lessons from Cal Newport's writing on Deep Work and Slow Productivity. We focus on becoming deeper thinkers who question easy answers and build opinions from a place of deep understanding.
Top lessons:
This episode is a blueprint for building wisdom and clarity of thought and we can't recommend Cal Newport's work enough and his ideas shared in this episode.
Upgrade to Premium:
🏖️ Ad-free listening
🤘 Support the show
🔓 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content
💬 Community Discord
GrowthMindset.Supercast.com
Sponsors
🥙 Hello Fresh - America's #1 meal kit provider
Cal Newport Links
Get in Touch
👋 Free Call - Schedule Link - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset
📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com
Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
📺 Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset)
🛜 Website - GrowthMindsetPodcast.com
Chapters:
00:00 The Erosion of Deep Thinking
01:46 Using Charlie Mungers Inversion Approach for deep thinking
02:22 [Bad Habit #1] - Outsourcing Our Thinking
03:25 [Bad Habit #2] - Prioritizing Fast Emotional Hits
04:19 [Bad Habit #3] - Checklist Mentality
05:02 System One vs. System Two Thinking
06:13 [Deep Habit #1] - Improving Information Quality + Reducing Quantity
07:46 Cal Newport's Timescales of Consumption
09:34 [Deep Habit #2] - Comfort with Boredom
11:03 Sanitizing Your Phone & Building Phone-Free Activities
13:35 [Deep Habit #3] - Cultivating Attention
16:23 Tracking Your Progress
18:00 [Deep Habit #4] - Increasing Working Memory
21:47 [Deep Habit #5] - Practice Being Intellectual
22:13 Pairing Primary and Secondary Sources
23:02 Richard Feynman's Idea Documents
25:46 Adopting Intellectual Curiosity
27:38 Benjamin Franklin's Deep Thinkers Club
28:12 Launching a Book Club
29:02 Rebranding the Podcast to Psychology Vs.
30:15 Starting a Second Podcast - History of Innovation
31:56 Episode Summary and Final Thoughts
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