Minds and Mics

Nick chats with psychologist and curiosity researcher Dr. Todd Kashdan.

Episode Topics

• Narcissism misconceptions
• Why emotional labeling is unreasonably effective
• Meta-emotions
• The psychology of curiosity
• Can you become a more curious person?
• The case for keeping your identity small
• Principled insubordination
• The dissenter’s paradox

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• Provoked (Newsletter) →
• The Art of Insubordination (Book) →

In this episode of Minds & Mics, Nick chats with psychologist and author Tom Horvath about how to use functional analysis to break the cycle of self-defeating behaviors.

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TOM'S WEBSITE & BOOKS

• PracticalRecovery (Website)
• Sex, Drugs, Gambling, and Chocolate (Book)

In this episode of Minds & Mics, Nick chats with author and mindfulness teacher Lodro Rinzler about suffering, self-doubt, expectations, and more.

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LODRO'S WEBSITE & BOOKS

• LodroRinzler.com
• You Are Good You Are Enough (Book)

EPISODE TOPICS

• The Buddhist concept of basic goodness
• The nature of self-doubt
• Limiting beliefs around meditation
• Expectation management
• How mindfulness fosters self-solve
• Suffering and the second arrow problem

In this episode of Minds & Mics, Nick chats with author and adventurer Alastair Humphreys about what it means to live adventurously, the connection between adventure and mental health, microadventures, self-reinvention, and more.

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ALASTAIR'S WEBSITE & BOOKS

• AlastairHumphreys.com
• Microadventures
• The Doorstep Mile

EPISODE TOPICS

• Adventurous decision making
• Ambition: nature or nurture?
• Feelings follow action
• Epic adventures vs microadventures
• What is a microadventure?
• 5-9 adventures
• Sparks of adventure
• The essential feature of adventure
• Adventure and values clarity
• The emotional benefits of adventure
• Incrementalism
• Joseph Campbell and true purpose of the hero’s journey
• Fatherhood and adventure
• Modeling adventure
• Localism
• Self-reinvention

Nick interviews author and neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff about the psychology of curiosity.

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In this episode of Minds & Mics, Nick chats with psychologist Dr. Ryan Martin about our favorite tips for improving mood and cultivating a healthier relationship with our emotions.

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The root causes of anxiety aren't always buried in your past... sometimes they're hiding in plain site in the present!

In this episode, psychologist Nick Wignall and therapist Emma McAdam share 6 common but frequently ignored root causes of anxiety and how to work through them in your own life.

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In this episode of Minds & Mics, I chat with Dr. Ross White about the psychology of finding your purpose.

Show Notes:

• What is purpose exactly?
• How purpose is different than values
• Why forming is better than finding purpose
• Do you need a purpose?
• When finding your purpose is avoidance
• Ross's 3-part framework: Get, Protect, Reset
• Self-compassion

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• Your purpose isn’t something to find, it’s something you form (Article) →
• The Tree That Bends (Book) →

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In this episode of Minds & Mics, Nick chats with psychologist Dr. Ryan Martin about the frequently misunderstood psychology of anger.

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EPISODE TOPICS

• The most important misconception about anger
• Why anger would be considered a positive, not negative, emotion
• Why venting is bad for you
• The relationship between chronic anger and chronic anxiety
• How to deal with underlying anger on a team
• The difference between anger and frustration
• Whether grumpiness is a form of anger
• Ryan's best advice for dealing with angry people
• Why diagraming your anger is helpful
• What part of psychology is most underrated by psychologists